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McIntosh, Angus. 1966. Predictive statements. In Bazell, C.E., J.C. Catford, M.A.K. Halliday and R.H. Robins, eds. In memory of J.R. Firth. Longman. pp. 303–320.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

predictive statement | probability | situation

Annotation

A discussion of the problems of choice involved in making predictive statements of the type 'It is going to rain' (in which there is no assessment of probability like in 'It may rain'). The notion 'context of situation' is taken into account.