№ |
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 |