Jean Christophe Faye

Doctor in Linguistics/ Grammar Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar- Senegal

DOI : https://doi.org/10.47191/ijsshr/v5-i7-28

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ABSTRACT

The present work is devoted to the semantic analysis of modality in Siin Seereer. The latter is an African language belonging to the West Atlantic branch of the Niger-Congo family. It is a language through which the enunciator can express his/her ideas and point of views through the expression of modality. Thus, there are lots of operators used in Siin Seereer language to deal with modality (deontic, epistemic, dynamic, etc.). So, the article aims to highlight the different types of operators used to deal with modality, their grammatical categories, their formations and structures. In addition, the article will help understanding the functioning of Siin Seereer language in general and of the different types of modality, their relationships, their interdependency (if there is any) in particular. However, to find some results, field surveys, interviews and a lot of research will be done.

KEYWORDS:

auxiliary, language, modality, operator, semantics

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