Title Realizations of modality and evidentiality in argumentative newspaper discourse: an english-polish contrastive study /
Translation of Title Modalumo ir evidencialumo raiška argumentaciniame laikraščių diskurse: anglų-lenkų lyginamasis tyrimas.
Authors Maškevič, Ilona
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Keywords [eng] modalumas, evidencialumas, episteminis, deontinis, dinaminis, žurnalistinis diskursas, lyginamasis tyrimas, anglų, lenkų modality, evidentiality, epistemic, deontic, dynamic, newspaper discourse, journalistic discourse, comparative study, English, Polish
Abstract [eng] Realizations of modality and evidentiality in argumentative newspaper discourse: an English-Polish contrastive study This thesis deals with the realizations of modality and evidentiality in English and Polish argumentative newspaper discourse. It examines the way modality and evidentiality markers are used in English and Polish opinion columns of both liberal and conservative views. The study exploits quantitative and qualitative methods of research. The purpose of the thesis is to investigate and reveal possible similarities and differences in the use of modality and evidentiality markers in English and Polish argumentative newspaper discourse. The analysis has shown that the most frequent types of modality in both languages are epistemic and dynamic. Modal verbs are most frequently used to express modality in English, while modal adverbs tend to more frequently convey modal meaning in Polish. Modal adverbs are the primary means of expressing epistemic modality in both languages. There are fewer evidential markers compared to the modality markers in both English and Polish newspapers. The findings also show that modality and evidentiality markers are more frequent in opinion columns in the conservative newspapers in both languages, rather than in those with liberal political views.
Dissertation Institution Vilniaus universitetas.
Type Master thesis
Language English
Publication date 2022