modality
1
8.4
- noun
- /moʊˈdælɪti/
- Specialized
:
modalidad
- Compared to the long history of the novel as a literary modality, Love Medicine is unusual in the way it depicts the relationship between individual characters and the society they inhabit.
Examples
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Likewise, the auditory modality is a vital and significant window to the world.
Academic text (1992) -
In linguistic terms, hedges, as well as citations, are modalities, which are any qualifications or conditions placed on a statement.
Academic text (2001) -
How did the modality of the transition to democracy affect organized interests?
Academic text (1998) -
They want access to education in the modality that they want it when they want it.
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But what I had not anticipated was an extension of his concept of modality into the arena of law.
Academic text (1991) -
Finally, norm-referenced tests may offer the ability to quickly sample a variety of language levels and modalities.
Academic text (2014) -
Modality refers to the distinction between oral and written language, and norm-referenced instruments exist to test both modalities.
Academic text (2014) -
In grammar, modality shows how we express necessity by using modal verbs like 'must' or 'should'.
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The teacher explained that modality in language helps convey the speaker's degree of certainty or obligation.
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Understanding modality can improve one's ability to communicate possibilities and obligations effectively.
Compounds
- Specialized
The ability to notice and name tastes like sweet, sour, bitter, and salty
How Strong
- Literature
202
3.4
524
3.2
274
2.0
- Specialized
1
8.4
473
3.6
∞
2.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word modality comes from the Latin modus, meaning 'way', and shares its root with the common word mode. In grammar, modality is the 'way' a language shows possibility or necessity (for example with 'might' or 'must'), so the origin explains its modern meaning.