This paper is concerned with possibility meanings of the modal auxiliary 'could', focusing primarily on interpreting its contextualized occurrences in contemporary written British English. Although 'could' conveys essentially root possibility and is commonly employed as the preterite form of 'can' in past contexts, this paper explores its occurrence in non-past contexts and its potential epistemic interpretations. In order to obtain a complex picture of the usage and distribution of 'could' conveying possibility, discourse and stylistic aspects are included as well. The former relates to the usage of the modal verb as a hedging device, whereas the latter is reflected in the selection of the excerpted material; the data have been drawn from ...
This study seeks to analyze the form and meaning of a quasi-modal auxiliary BE ABLE TO in Present-da...
The aim of the present paper is to investigate the frequency and distribution patterns as well as th...
The aim of the present paper is to give a broad picture of the modal verb can, with specific referen...
This paper explores the occurrence and use of the English modal verbs CAN/COULD and MAY/MIGHT convey...
The study is concerned with the English modal auxiliaries CAN and MAY and their morphologically past...
The study is concerned with the English modal auxiliaries CAN and MAY and their morphologically past...
The study is concerned with the English modal auxiliaries CAN and MAY and their morphologically past...
Primary Modal Auxiliaries of Possibility MAY, MIGHT, CAN and COULD: going across different text type...
The article aims at a logical approach to discussing can, could, and be able to, organized around co...
This diploma thesis analyses ways of expressing Epistemic Possibility in modern English: modal verbs...
This paper examines the use of the modal auxiliaries 'can' and 'could' in speech...
The purpose of this study is to investigate the central modal auxiliaries CAN and COULD, and the qua...
The purpose of this study is to investigate the central modal auxiliaries CAN and COULD, and the qua...
The aim of this paper is to map various uses of the modal verb CAN and its meanings in scientific st...
This paper examines the use of the modal auxiliaries can and could in speech acts produced by univer...
This study seeks to analyze the form and meaning of a quasi-modal auxiliary BE ABLE TO in Present-da...
The aim of the present paper is to investigate the frequency and distribution patterns as well as th...
The aim of the present paper is to give a broad picture of the modal verb can, with specific referen...
This paper explores the occurrence and use of the English modal verbs CAN/COULD and MAY/MIGHT convey...
The study is concerned with the English modal auxiliaries CAN and MAY and their morphologically past...
The study is concerned with the English modal auxiliaries CAN and MAY and their morphologically past...
The study is concerned with the English modal auxiliaries CAN and MAY and their morphologically past...
Primary Modal Auxiliaries of Possibility MAY, MIGHT, CAN and COULD: going across different text type...
The article aims at a logical approach to discussing can, could, and be able to, organized around co...
This diploma thesis analyses ways of expressing Epistemic Possibility in modern English: modal verbs...
This paper examines the use of the modal auxiliaries 'can' and 'could' in speech...
The purpose of this study is to investigate the central modal auxiliaries CAN and COULD, and the qua...
The purpose of this study is to investigate the central modal auxiliaries CAN and COULD, and the qua...
The aim of this paper is to map various uses of the modal verb CAN and its meanings in scientific st...
This paper examines the use of the modal auxiliaries can and could in speech acts produced by univer...
This study seeks to analyze the form and meaning of a quasi-modal auxiliary BE ABLE TO in Present-da...
The aim of the present paper is to investigate the frequency and distribution patterns as well as th...
The aim of the present paper is to give a broad picture of the modal verb can, with specific referen...