modalitáson
Modalitáson is a term used in Hungarian scholarship to denote the broader notion of modality in philosophy, linguistics, and logic. It concerns the ways in which statements can be true, false, or contingent, and covers notions such as possibility, necessity, obligation, and evidential attitude. In practice, modalitáson encompasses both theoretical analysis and descriptive study of how modality is expressed across languages and theories.
In linguistics, modality is often expressed through mood markers, modal verbs, adverbs, and other constructions that
In semantics and logic, modal systems employ operators to evaluate propositions under different scenarios, often framed
Historically, modality has roots in ancient philosophy with discussions of potentiality and necessity. In the 20th