modalitii
Modalitii is a term in linguistic theory that designates a family of mood-like markers used to express modality in clauses. The concept is employed in both descriptive analyses of natural languages and in discussions of constructed languages, where a compact set of markers can encode a range of attitudes toward the truth or force of a proposition.
Form and placement vary by language. In some systems, modalitii are affixes attached to the verb, in
Semantic scope commonly includes epistemic modality (certainty and conjecture), deontic modality (permission and obligation), and alethic
Typological work on modalitii emphasizes variation in their inventory, granularity, and interaction with other morphosyntactic categories.
Origin and usage: The term modalitii was coined in contemporary linguistic literature to describe this unified