Assessing a proposition as very unlikely A proposition – expressed within a hypothetical line of thoughts – is assessed as very unlikely due to the speaker’s/signer’s knowledge and/or past experiences. Assessing a proposition in ÖGS as very unlikely can be expressed by the following non-manual means:
In order to assess a proposition - expressed within a hypothetical line of thoughts - as very unlikely, the proposition is constantly accompanied by the nonmanuals listed above. The following examples are given to illustrate this type of epistemic modality:
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