The expressive traits of deontic modality in the narrative discourse of Vietnamese youths on social networks

Abstract

Modality is a familiar category of linguistics, often divided into two types  deontic modality and epistemic modality. Deontic modality means a category of modality related to the concepts of obligation and permission, which also includes request, desire, commitment or obligation to perform, etc. at different levels of clause mentioned in the utterances. In the narrative discourse of young people on social networks, deontic modality are used in a variety of ways, especially in terms of their expression. Researching deontic modality of Vietnamese’s youth can show the usage habits and effectiveness of discourse used by their on social networks.