The semantic field of the English modal auxiliary can interacting with the grammatical aspect of the main verb in Contemporary American English
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DOI: 10.5817/bse2019-1-5
Abstract: Existing research recognizes the important role aspect plays in the interpretation of modal readings. This paper presents an empirical approach to this area of study, based on corpus material. The investigation described here is part… read more here.
Keywords: modal auxiliary; semantic field; contemporary american; field english ... See more keywords