EXPRESSION OF MODALITY IN RUSSIAN AND ENGLISH FOLK SUPERSTITIONS
Wagner Kira Rustemovna
Kazan Innovative University named after V. G. Timiryasov (IEML)
Abstract. The article investigates the category of modality from the philological point of view. The author reveals the means of expression of modality as part of Russian and English folk superstitions and regards the most frequent means of its expression both in Russian and in English languages. The category of modality in both studied languages is often expressed with the help of modal words. Furthermore, the category of modality is more frequent for the language of the English folk superstitions than for the Russian folk superstitions.
Key words and phrases: категория модальности, модальные глаголы, модальные слова, русские народные приметы, английские народные приметы, category of modality, modal verbs, modal words, Russian folk superstitions, English folk superstitions, weather lore
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