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Frequency of Multiple Modals with Might on the Web

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Open Access
|Dec 2021

Abstract

The paper investigates multiple modals such as might could, might would, might can and would might. These are just a few of the core modal combinations with might which are being looked at through the use of iWeb and GloWbE, two corpora of online texts. The research primarily reveals the multiple modals’ frequency in the corpora. It also shows that they are found in both American and British English. In addition, their negation and inversion patterns are displayed.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2021-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2286-0428 | Journal ISSN: 1584-3734
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 10
Published on: Dec 26, 2021
Published by: West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 times per year

© 2021 Nadina Cehan, published by West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
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