Evidentiality and modality are interrelated linguistic phenomena that shape the way speakers encode and communicate their sources of knowledge and their degree of commitment to a proposition.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This study investigates the expression of modality in Kanakanavu, a critically endangered Formosan language spoken in southern Taiwan. We ...

When I was learning Spanish, the use of subjunctive verbs to convey modality captivated me. In linguistics, “modality” refers to the speaker’s attitude towards the proposition he/she is conveying. In ...