The expression of certainty and uncertainty in Italian speaking children
Epistemic modality expresses the speaker’s attitude of certainty/uncertainty toward the fact/event mentioned in the proposition. In conversation, the use of epistemic modality informs the listener on how much s/he should rely on the pieceof information offered. Languages express epistemic modality i...
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University of Bologna
2014-04-01
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| Series: | Ricerche di Pedagogia e Didattica |
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| Online Access: | http://rpd.unibo.it/article/view/4294 |