From certainty to uncertainty: The pragmaticalisation of the Estonian epistemic particles vist 'perhaps, probably' and kindlasti 'definitely, certainly'

K Habicht, K Prillop, CE Simmul - Journal of Uralic Linguistics, 2024 - jbe-platform.com
In this article, we examine diachronically the use of two central and frequent epistemic
particles, vist 'perhaps, probably'and kindlasti 'definitely, certainly', in written texts in Estonian …

[图书][B] Revisiting Modality: A corpus-based study of epistemic adverbs in Galician

V Míguez - 2024 - jbe-platform.com
This book presents the first in-depth investigation of modality in Galician linguistics, offering
a theoretical discussion of modal categories and a fine-grained description of epistemic …

The diachrony of Galician certamente and seguramente

V Míguez - Modality and diachronic construction grammar, 2021 - torrossa.com
This paper addresses the evolution of two Galician adverbs, certamente and seguramente.
Data from three different periods show that they had similar manner, modal and discourse …