We have to trust them, but they must also know... : A corpus-based investigation of the core modal must and the emerging modals have to and have got to in newspapers and social media by Swedes

The aim of this study is to examine to what extent Swedish writers, who write in English, use the modals must, have to and have got to. The hypothesis being tested argues that the core modal must is not being challenged by the emerging modals have to and have got to in this non-native variety of Eng...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rilling, Teresa
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för språk (SPR) 2015
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-42182