In linguistics, modality refers to the grammatical and lexical means by which languages express the attitudes of speakers towards the likelihood, necessity, permission, or ability regarding actions and states. It is concerned with the ways in which speakers indicate their judgment about the reality or truth of a proposition. Modality can be categorized into several types: 1. **Epistemic Modality**: This pertains to the speaker's assessment of the truth value of a statement based on evidence or belief.
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