Making polite requests are a part of daily life in a range of situations – we might be in a formal setting like an office, at a work party or we might be making a request because we need something.

Picture a small child saying: "Can’t, shan’t, won’t!" They are using modal verbs to show their feelings and attitude to something. Maybe they are refusing to go to bed or eat their peas. Modal verbs ...

This study presents data analysis concerning verbs of motion ir "go" and vir "come," in Portuguese and English with emphasis on Portuguese. The data form a lexical network with internal structure by ...