On The Epistemic Modality Markers in Turkey Turkish: Uncertainty

Modality is one of the problematic concepts of linguistics. Various definitions and categorizations are made based on different criteria. Although there are different point of views linguists have agreed on the main kinds of modality. One of them is the epistemic modality which is based on the knowledge and belief of the speaker related with the proposition. The other one is the deontic modality based on the will of the speaker about the proposition. In this study, epistemic modality in Turkey Turkish has been examined. During this study, the markers which point out the lack of knowledge and belief of the speaker on the proposition are determined and the semantic purposes they used for are questioned when they report uncertainty.

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Modality, epistemic possibility, uncertainty, Turkey Turkish