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Evidentiality And Epistemic Modality In The Text Of Mass Media Reportage

Table 1:

Introductivepredicate Pragmatic meaning(based on semantics, the categories of evidentiality and epistemic modality) Frequency Percentage frequency
1. think weak epistemic meaning (i.e. meaning expressing the author’s opinion, supposition or assumption) 199 61,8%
2. believe strong epistemic meaning (i.e. meaning expressing the author’s belief and strong conviction in the accuracy of what is being said in a reportage) 58 18%
3. consider weak epistemic meaning (i.e. meaning expressing the author’s philosophical reflection, speculative or hypothetical evaluation) 26 8,1%
4. suppose weak epistemic meaning (i.e. meaning expressing the author’s opinion, supposition or assumption) 14 4,3%
5. find weak epistemic meaning (i.e. meaning expressing the author’s assumption made unexpectedly or by chance) 11 3,4%
6. guess weak epistemic meaning (i.e. meaning expressing the author’s supposition, guessing or creating baseless assumptions) 8 2,5%
7. understand weak epistemic meaning (i.e. meaning expressing the author’s particular view or interpretation of what is being said in a reportage) 6 1.9%
Total 322 100
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