DEONTIC USES OF SHOULD AND OUGHT (TO)
DEONTIC USES OF SHOULD AND OUGHT (TO)
Author(s): Jelena PrtljagaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara / Diacritic Timisoara
Keywords: deontic modality; English language; modal verbs; Serbian language;
Summary/Abstract: The first part of the paper outlines contemporary views on the notion of deontic modality as well as the senses of the deontically used modals should and ought to; it also discusses the difference between the two modals. The second part of the paper presents the results of a contrastive analysis of the English and the Serbian modals expressing deontic meanings.
Journal: B.A.S. British and American Studies
- Issue Year: 2014
- Issue No: 20
- Page Range: 163-170
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
