Introduction types of modality 9

CONTENT

INTRODUCTION 2
1.2 Types of modality 9
CHAPTER II. PECULIARITIES OF THE USAGE OF MODAL VERBS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 16
2.1 The Meaning of the Modal Verbs in Translation 16
2.2 Differences and Peculiarities of the Usage of Modal Verbs in Newspapers and faction 18
2.3 The Usage of Modal Verbs in Business English 19
CONCLUSIONS 25

INTRODUCTION

In the Linguistic Encyclopedic Dictionary modality is defined as a functional-semantic category which expresses different types of relations between the utterance and reality as well as different types of subjective evaluation of the information contained in the utterance. In the deepest sense, modality is concerned with the differing and varying levels of being; hence its central place in both ontology and epistemology. The study of modality could be called 'Tropology': it is a broad field.

Modality in English has to do with the world, not so much the way it is as the way it might potentially be. There are various linguistic means of expressing this in English, e.g. with adverbs, adjectives, nouns, verbs. 
The problem of modality was examined by researchers such as M. A. Blokh, Palmer F. R., E. V. Gordon, I. B. Morozova, N. M. Rayevska, I. V. Korunets and others. For example, E. Morokhovska and L. G. Verba studied the main peculiarities of modal verbs, E. M. Gordon and I. B. Morozova denoted the semantics, N. M. Rayevska appointed the main functions of modal verbs, I. V. Korunets studied ways and means of expressing modality in English and Ukrainian. In Frank Robert Palmer’s works modality is concerned with mood and with modal markers such as English modal verbs.
The object of this research is means of expressing modality.
The subject of this study is the category of modality and its implementation in the text.
The aim of the given work is research modality, its formation and difficulties connected with their usage. Also, to show the peculiarities of Modal Verbs, how Modal Verbs can be used, translate, in what case we need to use one or the other Modal Verbs and why.
To accomplish the aim the following tasks are set:
Analyze the peculiarities of the modality
Learnt the notion of modality
Examine the usage of Modal Verbs in different styles.
Theoretical and methodological basis of the research were the works of both Russian and foreign linguists in grammar, logic, syntax and general issues of language.
The practical significance of the work is determined by the ability to consider the results of the study as part of a comprehensive study of fragmented functional-semantic category of modality and means of linguistic representations of its components.
Structurally the work consists of Introduction, two Chapters, Conclusion, Bibliography.