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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doaj-edec39f4792043af93649259ee85d7d82020-11-24T21:44:23ZengEl Colegio de México, A.C.Cuadernos de Lingüística de El Colegio de México2007-736X2013-12-01101331586Modality verbs in Carapan PurepechaAarón Caldera Segovia0El Colegio de MéxicoThis 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.https://cuadernoslinguistica.colmex.mx/index.php/cl/article/view/6modalidadverbos modalespurépecha |
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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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modalidad verbos modales purépecha |
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