THE MODAL MEANING OF SINGLE NARRATIVE SENTENCE IN NAM CAO’S SHORT STORIES
Keywords:
modal meaning;, single narrative sentence, modal of speech, subjective modal, objective modal, interpersonal modal
Abstract
The concept of modal meaning in today’s linguistic is often used by researchers
to refer to a large semantic category. This category is built on the basis of the relationship
among these three factors: speaker, contents in speech and fact. Thus this semantic
category takes into account the elements of a particular linguistic communication situation.
It not only depends on the speaker but also on the interactive, conversational relationship
between the speaker and the listener. The following article discusses the modal meaning of a
specific sentence in Nam Cao’s short stories – The modal meaning of a single narrative sentence
