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| Title: | The saga of three mighty modals : a language learner’s guide to understanding how English must, may and can develop from deontic to epistemic uses | Authors: | Yap, FH Chen, W Chan, M |
Issue Date: | Jan-2012 | Source: | The 8th International Conference on English Grammar (8th ICEG), 12-14 January 2012, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong | Abstract: | The presentation examines on how modals acquire new functions over time. | Keywords: | Modals |
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