The behavior of the modal verb poder in self-help discourse: a research in Portuguese and Spanish

Authors

  • Anna Flora Brunelli
  • Sandra Denise Gasparini Bastos

Keywords:

verb poder, modality, self-help discourse.

Abstract

This paper aims to contribute with the studies on the modal verb poder as an auxiliary verb, by analyzing, from a functionalist perspective, how it behaves, both in Brazilian Portuguese
and Spanish, in self-help discourse. In order to do so, we have resorted to the classification of modalities by Hengeveld (2004), with special focus on the notions of target of evaluation and
domain of evaluation.

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Published

2016-04-04

How to Cite

Brunelli, A. F., & Bastos, S. D. G. (2016). The behavior of the modal verb poder in self-help discourse: a research in Portuguese and Spanish. Estudos Linguísticos (São Paulo. 1978), 40(1), 60–70. Retrieved from https://revistadogel.emnuvens.com.br/estudos-linguisticos/article/view/1376

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Section

Gramática Funcional