From: From explicit to implicit orientation: mapping rank scale to modality in English and Chinese
Rank | Orientation | Subjective | Objective |
---|---|---|---|
clause | explicit | wǒ kàn 我 看 I see | yǒu zhè gè kěnéng 有 这 个 可能 have this MEA possibility |
phrase | quasi-explicit | zài wǒ kànlái 在 我 看来 at I see-come | – |
group | implicit | – | – |
word | implicit | – | – |