Predpisanie, razrešenie i zapret kak modal'nyje znatšenija v hantyjskom jazyke
Command, Permission, and Prohibition as Modal Meanings in Khanty

Summary/Abstract: Expression of objective modality in Khanty is analysed. Command, permission, as well as prohibition can all be expressed by imperative verb forms together with certain modal words (rah- ’allowed’; an rah- ’must not’; mos-, ver- ’(it is) necessary to do something’), while prohibition only features a special prohibitive construction.

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