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Modality (semantic)

Index of SIL publications on Modality (semantic) listed by country.

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General works

• HOHULIN, E. Lou, author. 2004. Review of: Mood and modality, 2nd edition, by F. R. Palmer.  
• ROBERTS, John R., author. 1992. Symposium on mood and modality, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, May 8-10, 1992.
• WARREN, Andy, author. 1998. Modality, reference and speech acts in the Psalms.  

Works specific to particular countries

Africa

Burkina Faso

• BLASS, Regina, author. 1989. "Baa in Sissala—truth-conditonal or non—truth-conditonal particle?."

Cameroon

• LONGACRE, Robert E., author. 1989. Review of: Modes in Dényá discourse, by Samson Negbo Abangma.

Togo

• HIGDON, Lee M., author. 1996. Tense, aspect, and modality in Gangam narrative and hortatory discourse.

Americas

Bolivia

• KRÜSI, Dorothee; KRÜSI, Martin, authors. 1978. "The use of modes in Chiquitano discourse."

Brazil

• BONTKES, Willem; DOOLEY, Robert A., authors. 1985. "Verification particles in Suruí."  
• KOOPMAN, Linda, author. 1976. "Cláusulas semânticas na língua apinajé."  
• STOUT, Mickey; THOMSON, Ruth, authors. 1974. "Modalidade em kayapó."  

Colombia

• WEST, Birdie, author. 1986. "The adversative particle in Tucano discourse."  

Mexico

• CASAD, Eugene H., author. 2004. "Speakers, hearers and Cora 'ku'."

Asia

Indonesia

• MARTENS, Michael P., author. 1987. "The poor fellow and the assertive fellow: a study of two conjugated clitics in Uma."

Nepal

• HALE, Austin; HUGONIOT, Richard D., authors. 1973. "Contra-expectancy particles in Tharu Bhojpuri."  

Philippines

• WALROD, Michael R., author. 2006. The marker is the message: the influence of discourse markers and particles on textual meaning.  

Europe

Norway

• ANDVIK, Erik E., author. 1989. Recourse to consensus in Norwegian modal particles.
• ANDVIK, Erik E., author. 1992. A Pragmatic Analysis of Norwegian Modal Particles.  

United Kingdom

• MASON, Ruth, author. 1994. "The development of narrative skills and the evaluative use of modal verbs in the narratives of young non-native speakers of English."

Pacific

Australia

• LAUGHREN, Mary, author. 1982. A preliminary description of propositional particles in Warlpiri.

Papua New Guinea

• BUGENHAGEN, Robert D., author. 1989. "Modality in Mangap-Mbula: An exploration of its syntax and semantics."
• HEPNER, Mark, author. 1995. "Tense, aspect and modality in Bargam."
• MANABE, Takashi, author. 1981. "A study of illocutionary force expressed through verbal suffixes and modal particles in Kwanga."
• ROBERTS, John R., author. 1990. "Modality in Amele and other Papuan languages."