Modality verbs in Carapan Purepecha
This paper describes the use of two Purepecha verbs, namely uni ‘to make’ and jatsini ‘to have’, as modal expressions of possibility and necessity, respectively. Uni covers the whole spectrum of modal categories: deontic, epistemic and dynamic, while jatsini triggers mostly a deontic interpretation....
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El Colegio de México, A.C.
2013-12-01
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| Series: | Cuadernos de Lingüística de El Colegio de México |
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| Online Access: | https://cuadernoslinguistica.colmex.mx/index.php/cl/article/view/6 |