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An introductory tour through appraisal theory 21

Intra-vocalisation - open versus close

As indicated above, the intra-vocalising values include the following options (this is only a partial sub-set of the total repertoire of intra-vocalisation)

One further dimension of semantic optionality remains to be explored. This divides probability, appearance and hearsay, on the one side, from proclamation, on the other. It turns on the distinction between what I term `open' and `close'.

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