The Negation of Epistemic Necessity in Present-Day British and American English

Tottie, Gunnel

doi:10.1075/eww.6.1.05tot

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Vol. 6:1 (1985) ► pp.87–116

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The Negation of Epistemic Necessity in Present-Day British and American English

Gunnel Tottie | English Department, Uppsala University, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden

Published online: 1 January 1985

https://doi.org/10.1075/eww.6.1.05tot

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