Modalities: from epistemic commitment to pragmatic function.
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This study aims to explore linguistic Modalities as a pivotal mechanism for revealing the interactive relationship between speakers and their discours, reflecting their epistemic stance and degree of certainty regarding the propositional content they produce. They study proceeds from the hypothesis that language is not a neutral medium for conveying information, but rather a space in which the speaking subjects Imprint manifests through expressions of belief, hesitation, or judgment concerning their utterances. The study adopts a descriptive analytical methodology grounded in pragmatic linguistic approaches, drawing upon theoretical frameworks that have liberated modalities from purely logical analysis and repositioned them within the context of discursive practice and linguistic communication.
The study concludes that modalities are no longer confined to indicating degrees of possibility and necessity, but have become instruments for organizing communicative processes and constructing meaning. The findings further demonstrate that studying modalities enables tracking the subject’s presence within linguistic structure and reveals the intertwining of semantic and pragmatic dimensions in meaning construction, thereby establishing them as an essential avenue for understanding discours mechanisms and their communicative dimensions.
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