Epistemic Modals

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:model
linguistic theory
gptkbp:category modal verbs
gptkbp:contrastsWith deontic modals
gptkbp:example may
might
must
should
could
gptkbp:expressedIn inference
deduction
assumption
speaker's degree of certainty
gptkbp:foundIn English
many natural languages
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Epistemic Modals
gptkbp:refersTo expressions of possibility, probability, or necessity
gptkbp:relatedTo epistemic modality
gptkbp:studiedIn semantics
pragmatics
gptkbp:usedIn linguistics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Seth_Yalcin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8