Difference between revisions of "Will"
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− | Marks the future, and is very often reduced to the sound /''<span style="color:#060">l</span>'' | + | Marks the future, and is very often reduced to the sound /'''<span style="color:#060">əl</span>'''/ or just /'''<span style="color:#060">l</span>''' |
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+ | e.g. it'll, I'll, she'll, etc.. | ||
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*cannot be combined with (preceded or followed by) other modal verbs or "to" | *cannot be combined with (preceded or followed by) other modal verbs or "to" | ||
*can be followed by the verbal base / bare infinitive (or nothing) | *can be followed by the verbal base / bare infinitive (or nothing) | ||
− | *has at least two main meanings (one "radical" ('' | + | *has at least two main meanings (one "radical" (''volition''), one "epistemic" (''certainty'')) |
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Revision as of 16:19, 30 March 2020
Noun
testament, volonté
Modal verb
Marks the future, and is very often reduced to the sound /əl/ or just /l
e.g. it'll, I'll, she'll, etc..
syntax & semantics
- invariable
- cannot be combined with (preceded or followed by) other modal verbs or "to"
- can be followed by the verbal base / bare infinitive (or nothing)
- has at least two main meanings (one "radical" (volition), one "epistemic" (certainty))
can | could | capability / possibility |
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will | would | future / certainty / volonté |
shall | should | value judgement / necessity |
may | might | authorization / probability |
must | logical necessity / certainty |