Chapter 8
Epistemic adverbs
A pragmatic approach
Article outline
- 8.1Variables and hypotheses
- 8.2Pragmatic analysis
- 8.2.1Modal uses
- 8.2.2Discourse-oriented uses
- 8.2.2.1Mitigation
- 8.2.2.2Strengthening
- 8.2.2.3Tendency
- 8.2.3Other uses
- 8.2.4Results
- 8.3Adverb meaning and co-occurrence with (near-)epistemic expressions
- 8.4Adverb meaning and position
- 8.5Adverb meaning and orality
- 8.6Summary and discussion
- 8.6.1Main findings
- 8.6.2Diachronic implications
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Notes