Martin & Rose (2007: 55):
Helena uses modality even more often, across a range of modal meanings:Negotiating information
how usual He and his friends would visit regularly
how probable there must have been someone out there who is still alive
Negotiating services
how obliged I had to watch how white people became dissatisfied with the best
how inclined I would have done the same had I been denied everything
how able who can give a face to 'the orders from above' for all the operationsThese examples show the five types of modality discussed by Halliday (1994): usuality, probability, obligation, inclination and ability.
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[1] To be clear, negotiation is discussion aimed at reaching an agreement.
[2] These four instances do not exemplify heteroglossia, the acknowledgment of other voices. Each instance is monoglossic, since each enacts the author's voice only; no other viewpoints are acknowledged.
[3] These three instances are modulated propositions, not proposals — they are neither offers nor commands — and so the commodity of exchange is information, not (goods–&–)services. The first two are modulated statements that give information, the third is a modulated question that demands information.
[2] These four instances do not exemplify heteroglossia, the acknowledgment of other voices. Each instance is monoglossic, since each enacts the author's voice only; no other viewpoints are acknowledged.
[3] These three instances are modulated propositions, not proposals — they are neither offers nor commands — and so the commodity of exchange is information, not (goods–&–)services. The first two are modulated statements that give information, the third is a modulated question that demands information.
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