127 Non-standard use of modals for politeness reasons
 | A - feature is pervasive or obligatory | 3 |
 | B - feature is neither pervasive nor extremely rare | 10 |
 | C - feature exists, but is extremely rare | 6 |
 | D - attested absence of feature | 37 |
 | X - feature is not applicable (given the structural make-up of the variety/P/C) | 9 |
 | ? - no information on feature is available | 12 |
- Feature area:
- Verb phrase II: modal verbs
- Typical example:
- This furniture may be [‘is to be’] removed tomorrow; Must I make you some tea? ‘Shall I…’
- Example source:
- IndE (Bhatt 2008: 553); WhSAfE (Bowerman 2008: 477)
| Variety | World Region | Type | Value | |
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| Id | Primary text | Variety | Variety Type |
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