The use of the modal verb form „sollte“ in Medical Specialised Discourse Cover Image

Zum Gebrauch der Modalverben „sollte“ im fachinternen medizinischen Diskurs
The use of the modal verb form „sollte“ in Medical Specialised Discourse

Author(s): Bogusława Rolek
Subject(s): Descriptive linguistics
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza ATUT – Wrocławskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe
Keywords: modal verb forms sollte; specialised discourse; medical discourse; argumentation;

Summary/Abstract: Modal verbs are characterised by functional flexibility. They are language phenomena that have been in the centre of linguistic attention for years. Yet research on the use of modal verbs in specialised discourse is scarce. The present paper provides the results of the analysis which was devoted to the use of the forms „sollte“ in medical specialised discourse.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 8
  • Page Range: 167-188
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: German