<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The article aims at a logical approach to discussing <italic>must</italic>, organized around the core meaning of <italic>necessity,</italic> split into epistemic (logical necessity) and deontic necessity (obligation). After discussing <italic>must</italic> as a central modal auxiliary, we present various meanings of <italic>must</italic>, relying on authoritative sources published for international (English), Hungarian, and Romanian students. Possible issues of teaching <italic>must</italic> are also dealt with, supported by data from a popular TV series containing modal verbs. The conclusion discusses the importance and relativity of a number of occurrences, trying to offer a possible teaching option for modals stemming from practice.</p></abstract>

The article aims at a logical approach to discussing must, organized around the core meaning of necessity, split into epistemic (logical necessity) and deontic necessity (obligation). After discussing must as a central modal auxiliary, we present various meanings of must, relying on authoritative sources published for international (English), Hungarian, and Romanian students. Possible issues of teaching must are also dealt with, supported by data from a popular TV series containing modal verbs. The conclusion discusses the importance and relativity of a number of occurrences, trying to offer a possible teaching option for modals stemming from practice.

A Logical Approach to Modal Verbs 3. “Must”

Department of Applied Linguistics, Faculty of Technical and Human Sciences, Târgu-Mureş

Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Philologica

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The article aims at a logical approach to discussing must, organized around the core meaning of necessity, split into epistemic (logical necessity) and deontic...

A Logical Approach to Modal Verbs 3. “Must”

Published Online: Jan 31, 2018

Page range: 87 - 98

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ausp-2017-0031

Keywords
modality, central modal, epistemic, deontic, teaching modal verbs

© 2017 Attila Imre, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

A Logical Approach to Modal Verbs 3. “Must”

Published Online: Jan 31, 2018

Page range: 87 - 98

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ausp-2017-0031

Keywordsmodality, central modal, epistemic, deontic, teaching modal verbs

© 2017 Attila Imre, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
modality, central modal, epistemic, deontic, teaching modal verbs