Two traditions of the study of modality. A content plane

Ezhkova V. A.

The article traces the development of views on modality in the works of scholars from Russia and other countries from the point of view of the content plane. Domestic and foreign linguistic traditions of modality research are compared and analyzed. In conclusion, there is an attempt to identify the core of modality and give its own definition of this category. It is concluded that modality includes two main types of meanings - semantic and pragmatic modality. A proposal to distinguish modality and subjectivity as different categories of modus is put forward.

Keywords:modality; modus; modal meanings; subjective modality; subjectivity; deontic modality; epistemic modality