123 Present tense forms of modals used where StE has past tense forms
 | A - feature is pervasive or obligatory | 1 |
 | B - feature is neither pervasive nor extremely rare | 16 |
 | C - feature exists, but is extremely rare | 13 |
 | D - attested absence of feature | 25 |
 | X - feature is not applicable (given the structural make-up of the variety/P/C) | 9 |
 | ? - no information on feature is available | 13 |
- Feature area:
- Verb phrase II: modal verbs
- Typical example:
- I wish that people in the world will [‘would’] get educated;[...] they can [‘might’] be wild, but theyʼre human beings
- Example source:
- BlSAfE (Mesthrie 2008b: 490f.)
| Variety | World Region | Type | Value | |
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| Id | Primary text | Variety | Variety Type |
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