The expressibility of modality in representational complement clauses in Brazilian Portuguese

This paper deals with the (im)possibility of expressing a variety of modal categories within the context of the layering approach to complementation in Functional Discourse Grammar (FDG).Our hypothesis is that modal expressions in complement clauses only pertain to operator or modifier classes of th...

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Published in:	Alfa Vol. 51; no. 2
Main Authors:	Valéria Vendrame, Gisele Cássia de Sousa, Kess Hengeveld, Marize M. Dalli'Aglio Hattnher, Sebastião Carlos L. Gonçalves, Sandra D. Gasparini Bastos, Vânia C. Casseb Galvão
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English Portuguese
Published:	Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho 01-07-2007
Subjects:	Complement clauses Modality Modifier Operator Representational level
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Summary:	This paper deals with the (im)possibility of expressing a variety of modal categories within the context of the layering approach to complementation in Functional Discourse Grammar (FDG).Our hypothesis is that modal expressions in complement clauses only pertain to operator or modifier classes of the highest layer relevant for that type of embedded construction and for all lower levels. In order to test this hypothesis, occurrences of complement clauses in two databases of spoken Brazilian Portuguese are analyzed. The investigation of this hypothesis is restricted to representational complement clauses.
ISSN:	0002-5216 1981-5794