Luận văn An investigation into modality markers used in political speeches by us presidents

Tóm tắt Luận văn An investigation into modality markers used in political speeches by us presidents: ...URES 3.2.1. Method of Study A corpus-based method was used in my research to identify and collect instances of modality markers in political speeches. 3.2.2 Collecting Data The collected speeches were all selected among the inaugurals to meet my setup criteria for the purpose of investi...P (say, allege, expect, believe, suppose...) M o d a l L e x i c a l V e r b s NP + be + Mlexpp + to infinitive (say, expect, believe, think...) It + be + Madjs that P (possible, certain, probable, likely, evident, obvious...) M o d a l A d j e c t i v e ... is less likely to be true in an actual world IT + BE + Speech act V It is said that - P is uncertain to be true in an actual world - P is transmitted by indefinite source W e a k E n g a g e m e n t Non-Personal Subject + Weak Mlex S seems I covertly verify that P ...