Лексические средства выражения субъективной модальности в испанском языке

Abstract

The study aims to determine peculiarities of using lexical means of expressing subjective modality in the novel “Niebla” by Miguel de Unamuno. The article is devoted to studying the functioning of lexical means of expressing subjective modality in the Spanish language. Various approaches to interpretation of the “modality” notion are considered. The use of the adverbs ‘tal vez’ and ‘acaso’ as modal operators for expressing subjective modality in the novel “Niebla” is analysed. Scientific novelty of the study lies in analysing different subjective-modal meanings conveyed by the adverbs ‘tal vez’ and ‘acaso’ using the novel “Niebla” as an example. As a result, it is proved that modal adverbs convey a whole range of speculative meanings in the Spanish language.