Article
What 'Must' and 'Can' Must and Can Mean
Linguistics and Philosophy
(1977)
Abstract
This is the original 1977 version of the article. A slightly revised version of the article appears as chapter 1 of my 2012 book Modals and Conditionals. There are only stylistic changes. Errata: https://umass.box.com/v/modals-conditionals-errata.
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Publication Date
1977
DOI
10.1007/BF00353453
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Citation Information
Kratzer, Angelika (1977). What 'Must" and 'Can' Must and Can Mean. Linguistics and Philosophy 1(3), 337-355.