Analyzing [mw] as a Modal Element in Laki

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1 گروه زبان و ادبیات انگلیسی، دانشکده ادبیات و علوم انسانی، دانشگاه شهید چمرن اهواز، اهواز، ایران.

2 گروه زبان انگلیسی و زبان‌شناسی، دانشکده ادبیات و علوم انسانی، دانشگاه رازی،کرمانشاه، ایران.

3 گروه زبان انگلیسی و زبانشناسی، دانشکده ادبیات و علوم انسانی، دانشگاه رازی، کرمانشاه،ایران.

چکیده

Modality is a linguistic device used to express concepts such as necessity, obligation, probability, commitment, and assumption in language. To fully describe events, situations, or people's attitudes, verbs or noun phrases alone are not sufficient. Modality serves as an essential tool in all human languages for accurately conveying meaning. This study provides a theoretical analysis of modality in Laki, focusing on the modal functions of the element [mw] within Palmer’s (2001) framework. In addition to its role in forming compound verbs in Laki, [mw] also has a modal function. The analysis shows that this element conveys the modal meanings of possibility and permission. It is commuting term, takes on different meanings in various contexts, appears once in a sentence before the lexical verb, and is not inflected. Based on these four criteria, [mw] can be considered a modal auxiliary verb. This element represents event modality of permissive deontic in the Laki language.

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عنوان مقاله [English]

Analyzing [mw] as a Modal Element in Laki

نویسندگان [English]

  • Yunes Azizian 1
  • Shoja Tafakkori Rezayi 2
  • sheida daraee 3
1 Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, , Ahvaz, Iran.
2 Department of English Language and Linguistics, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.
3 Department of English Literature and Linguistics. Razi University. Kermanshah. Iran
چکیده [English]

Modality is a linguistic device used to express concepts such as necessity, obligation, probability, commitment, and assumption in language. To fully describe events, situations, or people's attitudes, verbs or noun phrases alone are not sufficient. Modality serves as an essential tool in all human languages for accurately conveying meaning. This study provides a theoretical analysis of modality in Laki, focusing on the modal functions of the element [mw] within Palmer’s (2001) framework. In addition to its role in forming compound verbs in Laki, [mw] also has a modal function. The analysis shows that this element conveys the modal meanings of possibility and permission. It is commuting term, takes on different meanings in various contexts, appears once in a sentence before the lexical verb, and is not inflected. Based on these four criteria, [mw] can be considered a modal auxiliary verb. This element represents event modality of permissive deontic in the Laki language.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • Laki
  • Palmer (2001)
  • modal auxiliary verb
  • modality
  • event modality
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