The avoidance of absolute commitment in speech acts: Modality
After defining speaker commitment as it pertains to propositional truth in speech acts and exploring influences and motivations that may effect speaker commitment, this thesis will introduce and define modality in the context of actual speech.
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CSUSB ScholarWorks
2003
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2309 https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3310&context=etd-project |