Necessity Modality ( Concept )
http://purl.org/linguistics/gold/NecessityModality


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      |_ Abstract
            |_ Linguistic Property
                  |_ Morphosyntactic Property
                        |_ Modality Property
                              |_ Necessity Modality

Definition:

NecessityModality indicates that the described state of affairs is necessary [Palmer 2001: 89-90], either directly, or because of a requirement on the part of an agent [Bybee, Perkins and Pagliuca 1994: 177].



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Language Code: gle The necessitative passive is a passive in Irish Gaelic in which the preposition 'with' is used, and a semantic meaning of necessity is added.
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bhísílebeacánacheannach
wasshewithmushroomstobuy.NOM
She had/was to buy mushrooms.

References:
Noonan (1994:280)


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