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Modality Scope

Modality Scope is a theoretical construct in modal semantics that specifies the extent to which a modal operator governs its subordinate elements within a linguistic or logical expression, distinguishing itself by delineating the syntactic and semantic boundaries of modal influence relative to other operators or arguments.

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Negation, Polarity, and Deontic Modals

Sabine Iatridou, Hedde Zeijlstra · Linguistic Inquiry · 2013 · 260 citations · Full text

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The Modal Argument: Wide Scope and Rigidified Descriptions

Scott Soames · Noûs · 1998 · 165 citations

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Laws and lawmakers: science, metaphysics, and the laws of nature

Choice Reviews Online · 2010 · 142 citations

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Modality and Ontology

Stewart Shapiro · Mind · 1993 · 102 citations

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A Basic Semantic Template for Lexical and Grammaticalized Uses of the German Modals

Gabriele Diewald · Belgian Journal of Linguistics · 2000 · 80 citations

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  1. EC
    Elizabeth Closs Traugott

    Stanford University, United States

    1 publications · 57 citations

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    Jan Nuyts

    University of Antwerp, Belgium

    1 publications · 10 citations

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  3. MH
    Michael Hausenblas

    Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway, Ireland

    1 publications · 33 citations

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  4. HZ
    Hedde Zeijlstra

    University of Göttingen, Germany

    1 publications · 260 citations

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  5. RN
    Rachel Nordlinger

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    1 publications · 57 citations

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Institutions

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  1. University Health Network

    Toronto, Canada

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    88 citations

  2. University of the Basque Country

    Leioa, Spain

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    43 citations

  3. Centre Nantais de Sociologie

    Nantes, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    43 citations

  4. The Ohio State University Newark

    Newark, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    102 citations

  5. Vassar College

    Town of Poughkeepsie, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    260 citations

  6. University of Hong Kong

    Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  7. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  8. University of Göttingen

    Göttingen, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    260 citations

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  1. Noûs

    2 publications · 220 citations

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  2. The Journal of Philosophy

    1 publications · 32 citations

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  4. Annalen der Physik

    1 publications · 12 citations

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  5. TESOL Quarterly

    1 publications · 19 citations

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