THE USE OF MODALITY IN THE NOVEL “PRIDE AND PREJUDICE”BY JANE AUSTEN
Keywords:
Modality,modal verbs,literary text,types of modality.Abstract
This article explores the use of modality markers in the literary text written by an English Novelist Jane Austen.It is crucial to recognize the basic concept of modality and modal verbs in context as it will allow us to reveal the correct use in order to eliminate the misunderstandings .The writer makes great use of modality that implies the writer’s idealogy of certainty and uncertainty about the proposition in literary texts.Key words;Modality,modal verbs,literary text,types of modality.
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