Epistemic "must" in Japanese : the case of modals "hazu" and "ni chigainai"
author:
Głuch Dariusz
editor:
Pskit Wiktor
book title:
Topics in syntax and semantics : linguistic and philosophical perspectives
date of publication
:
2017
place of publication : name of publisher:
Łódź : Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
pages:
61-71
ISBN:
978-83-8088-841-8
eISBN:
978-83-8088-842-5
series:
Łódzkie Studia z Językoznawstwa Angielskiego i Ogólnego; 6
notes:
Bibliogr. s. 70-71. Recenzowane materiały z czwartej konferencji "Philosophy of Language and Linguistics" (PhiLang), która miała miejsce w Łodzi w dniach 14-16 maja 2015.
language:
English
book language:
English
abstract in English:
The aim of this paper is to analyse semantics of two Japanese modals of epistemic necessity: "hazu" and "ni chigainai". The analysis shows that although both are of the same type and force, their semantics differs. While "hazu" seems to be a modal conveying certainty based on credible premises, "ni chigainai" is connected with premises loosely, and tends to be used as a modal expressing strong belief. Thus I propose to treat the latteras a modal of possibility that takes a shape of necessity on the surface level.
keywords in English:
modal, epistemic, semantics, ordering source, must