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Modality as a Strategy in Interaction: Epistemic Modality in the Language of Native and Non-Native Speakers of English.
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Karkkainen, Elise – Pragmatics and Language Learning, 1992
The study focused on problems that Finnish learners of English (NNS) encounter with epistemic modality in conversational interaction with native speakers of English (NS). Epistemic modality refers to modal expressions that convey the speaker's commitment to the truth of the propositions he is expressing (e.g., "surely he…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Finnish