Within the framework of cognitive-functional grammar, the article explores the capacity of the modal verb ‘might’ to express approximation. Different structures are considered in which the verb in question can express the given meaning, and a conclusion is drawn that the identification of the said meaning requires one to analyze the whole cognitive context.
Translated title of the contributionTHE MODAL VERB ‘MIGHT’ AS A MEANS OF EXPRESSING THE CATEGORY OF APPROXIMATION
Original languageRussian
Pages (from-to)210-218
JournalКогнитивные исследования языка
Issue number31
StatePublished - 2017

    Research areas

  • MODAL VERB, APPROXIMATION, MODAL CATEGORY, COGNITIVE CONTEXT, PROTOTYPE, periphery

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