User:Gwalla/modality (linguistics)

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In linguistics, a grammatical category that expresses the status of a proposition. Certainty, probability, desirability, and obligation are all examples of modality. In most languages it is shown through auxiliary verbs (called modal verbs), grammatical particles, or by inflection of the verb (see grammatical mood).

Contents 1 Realis and Irrealis 2 Propositional modality 2.1 Epistemic modality 2.2 Evidential modality 2.3 Mixed propositional systems 3 Event modality 3.1 Imperative, jussive, and hortative 3.2 Deontic modality 3.3 Dynamic modality 4 Wishes and fears 5 Modality and Tense

[edit] Realis and Irrealis

Realis & Irrealis grammatical categories

realis & irrealis mood inflections

indicative & subjunctive

[edit] Propositional modality

[edit] Epistemic modality

[edit] Evidential modality

[edit] Mixed propositional systems

[edit] Event modality

[edit] Imperative, jussive, and hortative

[edit] Deontic modality

[edit] Dynamic modality

[edit] Wishes and fears

[edit] Modality and Tense

Future tense as irrealis

Modal-past, "would"  as modal-past, Greek optative as past-tense subjunctive