Table 4 Examples of explicit and implicit realizations of probability along the rank-scale in English
From: From explicit to implicit orientation: mapping rank scale to modality in English and Chinese
Rank scale | Interpersonal unit | Experiential unit | Explicit/implicit cline | Examples of probability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
clause | Proposition | Figure | explicit | I think / My opinion is that … |
phrase | projecting Circumstance | quasi-explicit | in my opinion | |
group | modal Adjunct/Predicator | Process | implicit | probably / be likely to |
word | Finite | implicit | should |