From: From explicit to implicit orientation: mapping rank scale to modality in English and Chinese
Rank-scale | Interpersonal unit | Experiential unit | Orientation | Examples of probability |
---|---|---|---|---|
clause | Proposition | Figure | explicit | wǒ kàn 我 看 wǒde kànfǎ shì … 我的 看法 是 wǒ rènwéi de… 我认为的… |
phrase | projecting Circumstance | quasi-explicit | zài wǒ kànlái 在我看来 | |
group | modal Adjunct | implicit | kěnéng可能/yǒukěnéng有可能 yěxǔ也许 kǒngpà 恐怕 shuōbúdìng说不定 méizhǔn没准 | |
word | verbal Adjunct | implicit | yīnggāi应该 | |
mood element | implicit | ba 吧 |