A probabilistic semantics for modal QAD in standard Arabic
AbstractGradable Epistemic Modals (GEMs) such as certain or likely have been analyzed to have the semantics of gradable adjectives, which constrain their epistemic modality. This squib analyzes the modal use of the sentential particle qad in Standard Arabic which has the following puzzling behavior:...
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Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2023-12-01
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Series: | Cogent Arts & Humanities |
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Online Access: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311983.2023.2241239 |