The modals and quasi-modals of obligation and necessity in Australian English and other Englishes

Collins, Peter

doi:10.1075/eww.26.3.02col

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Vol. 26:3 (2005) ► pp.249–273

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The modals and quasi-modals of obligation and necessity in Australian English and other Englishes

Peter Collins

Published online: 31 October 2005

https://doi.org/10.1075/eww.26.3.02col

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