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Abstract

Abstract

This corpus assisted investigation of the auxiliary verb examines the various modalities and functions realised in the register of political briefings given by Scottish (Holyrood) and United Kingdom (Westminster) representatives throughout the first year of the coronavirus pandemic.

A trinocular approach is taken to consider the lexicogrammatical environment of (from around), the discourse semantics of (from above) and the relationship between contraction and meaning (from below).

Our trinocular approach with a focus on as a highly frequent item with great meaning potential has enabled us to gain insights about the nature of how politicians used modality to persuade, organise and empathise within coronavirus media briefings and thus shape their public personas as leaders.

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