The use of modal auxiliaries in texts : a semantic analysis /
This study aimed to investigate whether modal auxiliaries denote discrete semantic categories, or relational value of vague probabilities. In order to answer the research questions, authentic language texts from TESOL journals between 2012 and 2013 were analysed. From the selected texts, 528 occurre...
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Main Author: | Fathima Rawshan Mohamed Zain |
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Format: | Thesis |
Language: | English |
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Kuala Lumpur :
Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia,
2014
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