Semantics and pragmatics of the double modal ‘might could’
The paper presents an analysis of semantic and pragmatic features of the double modal ‘might could’ which proves to be the most common of combinations of modal auxiliaries observed in modern English. Although at first glance combinations of two modal verbs might seem to be cases of grammatical disto...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)
2019-06-01
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Series: | Training, Language and Culture |
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Online Access: | https://rudn.tlcjournal.org/archive/3(2)/3(2)-05.pdf |