MODALITY AND MODAL VERBS IN ENGLISH AND GERMAN, AND THEIR EXPRESSION IN UZBEK

Authors

  • Ibragimova Diyora Gulistan State University MA student

Keywords:

modality; modal verbs; epistemic; deontic; English; German; Uzbek

Abstract

This article examines how modality—speaker stance toward possibility, necessity, and obligation—is expressed in English and German through modal verbs, and in Uzbek through lexical predicates and particles. The paper outlines similarities and differences, highlights issues of ambiguity, and discusses implications for translation and teaching. Comparative examples illustrate how necessity, permission, and epistemic judgment are encoded across these three languages.

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Published

2025-10-28

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Ibragimova Diyora. (2025). MODALITY AND MODAL VERBS IN ENGLISH AND GERMAN, AND THEIR EXPRESSION IN UZBEK. Ethiopian International Multidisciplinary Research Conferences, 433–437. Retrieved from https://www.eijmr.org/conferences/index.php/eimrc/article/view/1525

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2025: Ethiopian International Multidisciplinary Research Conferences

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