The term modality encompasses a number of categories: modal verbs, modal particles, and confirmatory questions. This volume examines, on the one hand, the common features of basic modal and epistemic versions of modal verbs, and, on the other, modal particles. What level of certainty do words of this kind communicate to the listener? This is the key question posed by the work.

Autorentext

Werner Abraham, Universität Wien, Österreich; Elisabeth Leiss, Universität München.