Irrealis Mood ( Concept )
http://purl.org/linguistics/gold/IrrealisMood


Thing
      |_ Abstract
            |_ Linguistic Property
                  |_ Morphosemantic Property
                        |_ Mood Property
                              |_ Irrealis Mood

Definition:

Where the proposition is weakly asserted to be true, but the speaker is not ready to support the assertion. Irrealis adverbs include 'maybe' and 'hopefully'. [Crystal 2008: 403]



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Language Code: ami This example demonstrates epistemic necessity, also known as necessary truth or presupposed truth, in that this statement presupposes that the pig will run out.
2009-06-04 13:28:07
hobu-busal-ebageqo-qag-an
pigSIM-run.out-3.SG.DIFSBJ.IRREAL3.PLhit-3.PL.FUT
They will kill the pig as it runs out.

References:
Palmer (2001:5) FROM Roberts (1990)

Language Code: ami This example demonstrates epistemic necessity, also known as necessary truth or presupposed truth, in that this statement presupposes that the pig will run out.
2009-06-04 13:28:07
hobu-busal-ebageqo-qag-an
pigSIM-run.out-3.SG.DS.IRR3.PLhit-3.PL.FUT
They will kill the pig as it runs out

References:
Palmer (2001:5) FROM Roberts (1990)

Language Code: wyb Commisive encodes that the speaker promises or threatens to perform some action (Palmer 2001: 10, 72).
2009-06-04 13:28:07
waŋa:y-ndu-galdhagurma-guyana-y-aga
NEG-2.NOM-PLcemetery-DATgo-COMM-IRR
You shall none of you go to the cemetery

References:
Palmer (2001:36)


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