Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Boulomaic Implicata -- As Basic

From

The Online Dictionary of Language Terminology (ODLT)


boulomaic modality

Definition -

"a type of modality that expresses what is possible or necessary given someone's desires."

Example:

"You have to leave in ten minutes".

[exasperated host]

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a type of: modality
aka: bouletic modality

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