Chapter 2
The concept of modality
Article outline
- 2.1Modal taxonomies
- 2.1.1The traditional classes of modality
- 2.1.2Other proposals for the organization of modality
- 2.1.2.1Dynamic and deontic modality beyond the traditional view
- 2.1.2.2Alternative divisions of modal space
- 2.1.2.3Boulomaic modality: A neglected modal class
- 2.1.3Galician approaches to modality and the modals
- 2.2Theories of modality
- 2.2.1Possible worlds semantics
- 2.2.2The factuality approach
- 2.2.3Modality as force dynamics
- 2.3The typological perspective on modality
- 2.4Critical summary
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