Abstract
In this section I will deal with the various modality markers in HCE, using a framework almost exclusively based on Palmer (1986, 2001) as described in 3.3 above. HCE has two forms for request, the iMPERative and try VB, a POLiter form of REQuest. In 2.2.2 I discussed the need for sampling in a way that will make it possible to check for variation with respect to register (see Biber 1986 for methodological considerations in such issues). We have already seen in 5.2 that such a consideration is motivated by the fact that different types of language may need to employ different types of grammatical markers (see Biber 1988 for a thorough discussion on the differences between spoken and written language). The reason for such a possible variation is hardly surprising: language is used in context and specific contexts may elicit specific needs.
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