2. Peculiarities of English modality 1. Modality 2. The linguistic expression of modality 3. Types of modality (according to Bybee) 4. Epistemic‚ deontic and dynamic modality 5. Flexibility of meaning 3. Practical part 3.1. English advertisements analysis 4. Conclusions 5. References 6. Summary in Lithuania 7. Appendix Introduction I chose “Modality in English Newspaper Advertisements”
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Haynes Bayly Absence makes the heart grow fonder but makes the mind forget. The acorn (apple) never falls far from the tree. Act today only‚ tomorrow is too late Action is the proper fruit of knowledge. Actions speak louder than words. (a common English saying) Advice most needed is least heeded. After dinner sit a while‚ after supper walk a mile. All cats love fish but hate to get their paws wet. All flowers are not in one garden. All for one and one for all. Alexandre Dumas‚ The Three Musketeers
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before it was too late. Someone should tell their side of the story‚ and maybe people would understand then and wouldn’t be so quick to judge a boy by the amount of hair oil he wore. It was important to me. I picked up the phone book and called my English teacher. "Mr. Syme‚ this is Ponyboy. That theme--- how long can it be?" "Why‚ uh‚ not less than five pages." He sounded a little surprised. I’d forgotten it was late at night. "Can it be longer?" "Certainly‚ Ponyboy‚ as long as you want it."
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English Eulogy Me: Brett Dead man: Sam Hello ladies and gentlemen‚ my name is Brett Dalton and we are here to celebrate the life of Sam. Today we mourn for someone who was a father figure to most of us helping us through the good and bad times. No matter how well you knew Sam he was there to help like brothers in arms. As most of you will know Sam started off as a stockman‚ in the vast land of Mungindi. Rounding up horses and cattle all day long in the blistering heat was just what he
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AMERICAN AND BRITISH ENGLISH Lexical and grammatical differences LEXICAL DIFFERENCES • Vocab – most noticeable differences • Differ in: – total meaning OR – in one particular sense of usage OR – totally unknown in some varieties REASONS FOR VOCABULARY DIFFERENCES i) New objects & experiences encountered in N. America - new names – adapt or neulogism (i.e. create new word‚ expression or usage) e.g. corn (US); maize (UK) robin small red-breasted (Eng.) large red-breasted (US)
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Medieval English Literature (ca 700-1485) Those Who Pray‚ Work‚ and Fight |It is well known that in this world |and defend our land against an invading army. | |there are three orders‚ set in unity: |Now the farmer works to provide our food‚ | |these are laboratores‚ oratores‚ bellatores. |And the worldly warrior must fight against our foes‚ | |Laboratores are those who labor for our living;
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English 12-1 Mrs.O’Ryan Sept.17‚ 2014 Battle Zone We read the story of Beowulf and then watched the movie The 13th Warrior. Both of these epic stories were from around the same time period. I noticed that there were many similarities and differences between the two stories. Strength in battle had played a huge role in Beowulf and The 13th Warrior. After watching The 13th Warrior‚ I realized that there were many similarities to the story of Beowulf. The people in the movie like to relax‚ drink‚ dance
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ENGLISH HOMEWORK 3. WHO AM I * I am confident * I am determined * I am willing to do anything * I am intelligent * I am unique * I am strong minded * I am friendly * I am easy to approach * I am happy * I am helpful * I am ME WHO I AM NOT * I am not naive * I am not weak * I am not a pushover * I am not a person that gives into peer pressure * I am not depressed * I am not someone who follows what others say and do Dear
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English unit 4 17. Write answers in paragraphs in response to two of the following questions. Each answer should be approximately 200 words. Support your answer with specific references to Still Stands the House. Organize your ideas to express them clearly and coherently. a) The house is a dominant symbol that looms over Still Stands the House as if it were a character itself. What does the house symbolize? Support your answer with two references to the play. b) This play has several strong themes
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HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE Old English 496-1050 Middle English 1050-1500 Modern English 1500 onwards OLD ENGLISH Old English literature encompasses literature written in Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon)‚ during the 600-year Anglo-Saxon period of England‚ from the mid-5th century to the Norman Conquest of 1066. These works include genres such as epic poetry‚ hagiography‚ sermons‚ Bible translations‚ legal works‚ chronicles‚ riddles‚ and others. In all there are about 400 surviving manuscripts from
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