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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Main Authors: Anton Benz, Kazuko Yatsushiro, Manfred Krifka, Marzena Żygis, Stephanie Solt, Tue Trinh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Library of Humanities 2022-08-01
Series:Glossa
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Online Access:https://www.glossa-journal.org/article/id/5847/