TY - JOUR
T1 - The modal system in Hainan Min
AU - Lee, Hui Chi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 The Author(s).
PY - 2014/10/1
Y1 - 2014/10/1
N2 - This paper explores the idiosyncratic features of the modal system in Hainan Min (based on data collected through fieldwork). The lexical items are firstly presented in four categories of modal types, including epistemic, deontic, circumstantial and bouletic modals. The modal hierarchy is built upon data with multiple modals: epistemic > deontic > dynamic. The last part of the paper introduces the negative modal forms in Hainan Min. The scopal interaction between negation and modals is also discussed. The negation always scopes over modals.
AB - This paper explores the idiosyncratic features of the modal system in Hainan Min (based on data collected through fieldwork). The lexical items are firstly presented in four categories of modal types, including epistemic, deontic, circumstantial and bouletic modals. The modal hierarchy is built upon data with multiple modals: epistemic > deontic > dynamic. The last part of the paper introduces the negative modal forms in Hainan Min. The scopal interaction between negation and modals is also discussed. The negation always scopes over modals.
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U2 - 10.1177/1606822X14544622
DO - 10.1177/1606822X14544622
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84907509038
SN - 1606-822X
VL - 15
SP - 825
EP - 857
JO - Language and Linguistics
JF - Language and Linguistics
IS - 6
ER -