Difference between revisions of "Modality"
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|colspan="6"|'David must strike the boy.' | |colspan="6"|'David must strike the boy.' | ||
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| + | ==''Is'' copula introduces a modal complement== | ||
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| + | |Is||còir||do||Iain||an||leabhar||a||cheannach. | ||
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| + | |cop.pres||right||to||John.dat||the.sm||book.sm||Tran||buy.vn | ||
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| + | |colspan="6"|'John should buy the book.' (MacAulay 1992) | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| + | (2) | ||
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| + | |Is||dòcha||nach||do||cheannaich||Iain||an||leabhar. | ||
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| + | |cop.pres||possible||Neg.Comp||to||buy.pst||John||the.sm||book.sm | ||
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| + | |colspan="6"|'It is possible that John didn't buy the book.' (MacAulay 1992) | ||
|} | |} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modal_verb Modal verb from Wikipedia] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modal_verb Modal verb from Wikipedia] | ||
Revision as of 06:04, 18 November 2013
Contents
Necessity
Tha+feum+aig+subject+air+N or V
(1)
| Tha | feum | aig | Calum | air | biadh | ||||||
| be.pres | need | at | Calum | on | food | Calum needs food | |||||
(2)
| Tha | feum | aig | Calum | air | dol | ||||||
| be.pres | need | at | Calum | on | go.vn | Calum needs to go | |||||
Possibility
(1)
| Faodaidh | Daidhidh | Iain | a | bhualadh. | ||||||
| may | David | John | Tran | strike.vn | 'David may hit Ian.' | |||||
Obligation
(1)
| Feumaidh | Daidhidh | am | balach | a | bhualadh. | ||||||
| must | David | the | boy | Tran | strike.vn | 'David must strike the boy.' | |||||
Is copula introduces a modal complement
(1)
| Is | còir | do | Iain | an | leabhar | a | cheannach. | ||||||
| cop.pres | right | to | John.dat | the.sm | book.sm | Tran | buy.vn | 'John should buy the book.' (MacAulay 1992) | |||||
(2)
| Is | dòcha | nach | do | cheannaich | Iain | an | leabhar. | ||||||
| cop.pres | possible | Neg.Comp | to | buy.pst | John | the.sm | book.sm | 'It is possible that John didn't buy the book.' (MacAulay 1992) | |||||
