Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Research Questions
1.2 Research Scope
1.3 Book Structure
Chapter 2 Modality and Evidentiality in Political Discourse
2.1 Introduction
2.2 What Are Modality and Evidentiality?
2.3 Modality and Evidentiality in Political Discourse
2.3.1 What Is Political Discourse?
2.3.2 Modality and Evidentiality in Political Discourse Analysis
2.4 Frameworks for Modality and Evidentiality in Political Discourse Analysis
2.4.1 SFL and Appraisal Theory
2.4.2 Cognitive Linguistics
2.5 Critique and the Way Forward
2.5.1 Forms, Meanings and Functions of Modality
2.5.2 The Integration of Functional and Cognitive Linguistic Perspectives
2.6 Summary
Chapter 3 Framework, Data and Method
3.1 Introduction
3.2 An Analytical Framework of Modality and Evidentiality in Political Discourse
3.2.1 Dimensions of Space, Time and Evidentiality
3.2.2 Modality as Distance
3.2.3 Evidentiality as Distance
3.2.4 Functions of Modality
3.3 Data Collection and Background
3.3.1 Tony Blair's Speeches
3.3.2 Barack Obama's Speeches
3.3.3 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Speeches
3.4 Method of Data Analysis
3.4.1 Quantitative Analysis: A Corpus Linguistic Approach
3.4,.2 Qualitative Analysis: A Cognitive-functional Approach
3.5 Summary
Chapter 4 Epistemie Modality in Political Discourse
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Quantitative Analysis of Epistemic Modality
4.2.1 Values of Epistemic Modality
4.2.2 Forms of Epistemic Modality
4.2.3 Top-ten Modal Markers of Epistemic Modality
4.2.4, Discussions and Implications
4.3 Qualitative Analysis of Epistemic Modality
4.3.1 Epistemic Modality as Knowledge-based Stance
4.3.2 Markers of Epistemic Modality in the Three Cases
4.4 Summary
Chapter 5 Deontic Modality in Political Discourse
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Quantitative Analysis of Deontic Modality
5.2.1 Values of Deontic Modality
5.2.2 Forms of Deontic Modality
5.2.3 Top-ten Modal Markers of Deontic Modality
5.2.4 Discussions and Implications
