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Call for papers

Paper proposals (not to exceed a single A4 sheet – bibliography included) should be sent to: o.p.simonin.03@cantab.net OU amelie.depierre@univ-perp.fr

Deadline for submission: 31 May 2013

Call for papers

A one-day symposium on Modality and implicated evaluation (a posteriori modalization) will be held at the University of Perpignan – Via Domitia on Friday, 27 September 2013, with the support of the research laboratories VECT – Mare Nostrum (Université de Perpignan) and CRIDAF (Paris 13).

- Larreya, Paul. 2009. Towards a typology of modality in language, in: R. Salkie, P. Busuttil, J. van der Auwera. [link]

One-day symposium on 27 sept. 2013 :

Modality and implicated évaluation

A posteriori modalization

The main focus of the symposium will be on modality and implicated evaluation – subjective, appreciative meanings connected to the expression of modality. Of particular interest will be instances in which speakers comment on (root/epistemic) modal judgements expressed while it is understood that the state-of-affairs (/situation) has been actualized or is counterfactual (i.e. when dealing with a posteriori modalization or “retrospective” modality). Why should some modal meaning be expressed – modality pertaining to potentiality and uncertainty – while it is obvious that the state-of-affairs has been actualized or is counterfactual? [Read next]