Hypothetical Mood
Hypothetical Mood
Hypothetical mood is an epistemic mood that signals that the speaker evaluates a proposition as counterfactual, but otherwise possible.
(Lakhota)
The word tkha signals hypothetical mood, as in the following construction (diacritical markings are not reproduced here):
- lehayela ma -t?a tkha
- now lps-die HYPOTHETICAL
- ‘I could have/ almost died.’
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Source: Noonan 1985
Noonan, Michael. 1985. "Complementation." In Shopen 1985c
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Source: Chung and Timberlake 1985
Chung, Sandra, and Alan Timberlake. 1985.Tense, aspect, and mood . In Shopen 1985d
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Source: Boas and Deloria 1941
Boas, F., and E. Deloria. 1941.Dakota grammar. Memoirs of the National Academy of Science 23(2). Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. 9683101704.
Broader Terms
Related terms
- RT⇆ Proposition
- RT⇆ Speaker
- ExactMatch: https://glossary.sil.org/term/hypothetical-mood
