A Logical Approach to Modal Verbs 1 Can and Could
The article aims at a logical approach to discussing can, could, and be able to, organized around core meanings such as possibility, ability, and permission. We argue that the concept of “remoteness” proposed by Lewis in 1986 may simplify enough the explanation regarding the relationship between can...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Scientia Publishing House
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Acta Universitatis Sapientiae: Philologica |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/ausp-2017-0022 |