PREDMD_ALL YAML source
code: PREDMD_ALL
biber_number: L54
xiao_number: B32
mfte_code: MDPREDall
name: Predictive modals
definition: 'Modals expressing prediction: will, would, shall.'
normalization: finite_verbs
children:
- MDWS
- MDWO
detection:
- requires:
- pos
combine: "MDWS | MDWO"
description: Sum of MDWS + MDWO
- source: pybiber
requires:
- word
- pos
cql: '[word={words} & pos="MD"]'
words:
- sha
- shall
- will
- wo
- would
- "'d"
- "'ll"
sources:
- biber_1988
- pybiber
- xiao_2009
- grieve_2023