Expressions of Possibility in the Modern Japanese Language (the Functional-Semantic Aspect)
The presented paper is an attempt to analyze the modal meaning of possibility and its expressions in the Japanese language on the base of functional-semantic approach. The author defines the constituents of the functional-semantic field of possibility, considers their peculiarities, singles out their ranking according to the line <i>center-periphery </i>in the limits of the field with considering its kernel and periphery structure.