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| − | identifies | + | Mood identifies the speaker's perspective on is doing with the proposition expressed by a [[Clause (definition)|clause]]. Sometimes, mood is inflected on the verb (referred to as mode or modality). There are modal auxiliaries as well (Eg. should, may, could). Typical moods include obligation, necessity, possibility, and ability. Mood is also sometimes used to refer to [[Sentence Type (definition)|sentence type]] such as [[Questions (definition)|questions]], [[Imperative Mood (definition)|commands]] etc. |
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_mood | ||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
| − | + | *Crystal, David. (1997) ''A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics.'' Oxford, UK: Blackwell. | |
| − | Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. | ||
[[Category:Technical Definitions]] | [[Category:Technical Definitions]] | ||
[[Category:Semantics]] | [[Category:Semantics]] | ||
[[Category:Mood]] | [[Category:Mood]] | ||
Revision as of 10:23, 15 November 2009
Mood identifies the speaker's perspective on is doing with the proposition expressed by a clause. Sometimes, mood is inflected on the verb (referred to as mode or modality). There are modal auxiliaries as well (Eg. should, may, could). Typical moods include obligation, necessity, possibility, and ability. Mood is also sometimes used to refer to sentence type such as questions, commands etc.
See Also
External Links
Reference
- Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
