This paper argues that evidential clitics in St'át'imcets (aka Lillooet; Northern Interior Salish)
must be analyzed as epistemic modals. We apply a range of tests which distinguish the …

This paper contributes to the debate about 'tenseless languages' by defending a tensed
analysis of a superficially tenseless language. The language investigated is St'át'imcets …

Modals in St'át'imcets (Lillooet Salish) show two differences from their counterparts in
English. First, they have variable quantificational force, systematically allowing both …

Imagine that Ann, asked to name her favorite treat, answers: 1. Licorice is tasty Imagine that
Ben, having hidden some licorice in the cupboard, whispers to Ann: 2. There might be …

This dissertation explores the interplay of grammar and context in the interpretation of modal
words like ought, necessary, and need. The empirical foci of the discussion are patterns in …

Some natural languages do not lexically distinguish between modals of possibility and
modals of necessity. From the perspective of languages like English, modals in such …

Modality is a broad linguistic concept. It is an umbrella term for all sorts of meanings and can
be expressed by many different grammatical categories. Look for example at the following …

Abstract Knowledge ascriptions seem context sensitive. Yet it is widely thought that
epistemic contextualism does not have a plausible semantic implementation. We aim to …

This book presents a synchronic grammar of the southern dialects of Yauyos, an extremely
endangered Quechuan language spoken in the Peruvian Andes. As the language is highly …

The eternalist holds that all propositions specify the needed time information, and so are
eternally true if true at all. The necessitarian holds the parallel view for worlds: she holds that …