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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Epistemic and deontic
I need some help with this.What's the modality of should in this sentence:The book should be on the shelf. Is epistemic or deontic?
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I had to look up those terms, but if I understand the question correctly it can be interpreted as either. , it can mean "The book's proper place is on the shelf" or "As far as I know, the book is on the shelf", depending on context.
- I had to look up those terms, but if I understand the question correctly it can be interpreted as either.
- , it can mean "The book's proper place is on the shelf" or "As far as I know, the book is on the shelf", depending on context.
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I had to look up those terms, but if I understand the question correctly it can be interpreted as either. I.e., it can mean "The book's proper place is on the shelf" or "As far as I know, the book is on the shelf", depending on context.
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