piñón: modal adverbs again

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Here are examples of modal adverbs:

(1) probably, possibly, evidently, certainly, surely, undoubtedly

And this is the plan of the talk:

Three properties of modal adverbs
Two previous accounts: Bellert (1977), Nilsen (2004)
A different direction: modal adverbs modify assertions

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reference

Handout, Honoring Anita Mittwoch on her 80th birthday, Syntax, Lexicon, and Event Structure, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 4–6 July 2006. (My talk was on 6 July 2006.)
URL <http://pinon.sdf-eu.org/covers/maa.html>

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piñón: modal adverbs again
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christopher piñón

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