A corpus-based study of the semantics of the core modal MAY and CAN in human resource management texts

A corpus-based study of the semantics of the core modal MAY and CAN in human resource management texts

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Spargo, Catherine
Published:	University of Reading 2010
Subjects:	410
Online Access:	http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.529980

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