Certainly but not certain: The expression of subjective and objective probability
This paper investigates the interpretation of the epistemic modal adjectives possible, certain and their adverbial counterparts possibly, certainly, taking the perspective that the former express objective modality, whereas the latter express subjective modality. In support of this view, we report o...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Open Library of Humanities
2022-08-01
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Series: | Glossa |
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Online Access: | https://www.glossa-journal.org/article/id/5847/ |