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A study on epistemic modal elements expressed in the selected State of the Nation Address of Ghana

Universal Journal of Literature and Linguistics | Vol 4, Issue 1

Table 1. Distribution of Epistemic Modality Categoriesand their Meanings

Epistemic ElementsCertaintyFrequencyUncertaintyFrequencyTentativenessFrequencyTotalPercentage100%
Modal Aux. Verbs7071460.87
Modal Adjuncts720939.13
Total142723100.0
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