VOLITIONAL MODALITY IN THE OLD-ENGLISH LOCUTIONS |
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| 2009 |
| scientific article | 811.11101 | ||
| 202-207 | functional-semantic space, volitional modality, imperative, optative, history of the English language, Old-English period |
| The article represents the results of the investigation into the volitional semantics in the Old-English Language
with the usage of the functional grammar and pragmalinguistics methodology. The study into the volitional
semantics opens the possibility to cover a wide range of modal meanings from imperative to optative. A detailed
overview of the linguistic means of expression of the volitional semantics is provided along with the description of a
functional-semantic space of stimulation. |
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