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THE CATEGORY OF MOOD. Mood and Modality. reasons for difficulties and controversy in discussing mood as a grammatical notion. - Different number of moods (2-16) - Different number and status of verbal mood forms. homonymy or polysemy ?. Slide 5.
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THE CATEGORY OF MOOD Mood and Modality
reasons for difficulties and controversy in discussing mood as a grammatical notion - Different number of moods (2-16) - Different number and status of verbal mood forms homonymy or polysemy? Slide 5
Mood as a grammatical category : opposed meanings are represented by opposed forms I take a book – Take a book! *** I take a book – If I took a book/ If I had taken a book/ Should I take a book
SHOULD / WOULD + INFINITIVE: analytical form or free word combination with modals? Homonyms or synonyms? Origin: draw from modals shall -> should will -> would BUT 1. Show difference in their lexical meanings + person distinction as aux./ no person distinction as modals, e.g.: I should be grateful if you would come.VSYou should come. /He would not listen. 2. Show difference in bound/ free use in sentences: FEU are to be found in clauses of unreal condition. 3. FEU tend to be reduced in speech, which is a sign of function word: I’d, you’d etc. 4. FEU tend to become person indifferent: I’d = I should or I would 5. Real/ unreal future, e.g.: He said he would go VS.If… I should go/ have gone. Grammatical homonyms!