Situational Modality as a Vital Element of Gender Constructed Speech
Journal: Journal of Siberian Federal University Humanities & Social Sciences
Year: 2017

This paper introduces results of analysis of Anton Chekhov's short stories: gender constructed speeches will be described, paying special attention to realization of meanings of situational modality (obligation/ necessity, possibility and desirability).The semantic category of modality, have not been considered in relation to gender linguistics, although the modality is a sociocultural phenomenon as the gender is.Taking into account linguistic and extra-linguistic factors we clarify the frequenc