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A Systemic Functional Study of Modality in Modern ChineseThe System of Types of Modality

A Systemic Functional Study of Modality in Modern Chinese: The System of Types of Modality [The preceding chapters have outlined the key dimensions in systemic functional theory and given a short overview of Chinese lexicogrammar, which pave the way for the analysis in this chapter. The current chapter will focus on establishing the system of types of modality in Modern Chinese. It will first profile the two major types of modality in Modern Chinese, and then will expatiate on their subsystems. The chapter will end with a discussion of usuality in Chinese.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

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Publisher
Springer Singapore
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
ISBN
978-981-16-8019-9
Pages
49 –88
DOI
10.1007/978-981-16-8020-5_5
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[The preceding chapters have outlined the key dimensions in systemic functional theory and given a short overview of Chinese lexicogrammar, which pave the way for the analysis in this chapter. The current chapter will focus on establishing the system of types of modality in Modern Chinese. It will first profile the two major types of modality in Modern Chinese, and then will expatiate on their subsystems. The chapter will end with a discussion of usuality in Chinese.]

Published: Dec 11, 2021

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