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modal stacking

modal stacking noun: the use of double or stacked modals (or, rarely, triple modals), a phenomenon found in some dialects of English, especially Southern US English.

Noun

modal stacking (uncountable)

  1. The use of double or stacked modals (or, rarely, triple modals), a phenomenon found in some dialects of English, especially Southern US English.

Questions about modal stacking

What does modal stacking mean?
Modal stacking means the use of double or stacked modals (or, rarely, triple modals), a phenomenon found in some dialects of English, especially Southern US English.
What part of speech is modal stacking?
Modal stacking is a noun.

Words near modal stacking in the dictionary

  1. modal particles
  2. modal scale
  3. modal scales
  4. modal shift
  5. modal shifts
  6. modal stacking
  7. modal verb
  8. modal verbs
  9. modalise
  10. modalised
  11. modalises

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