Dynamic modality

Dynamic modality is a linguistic modality that is the ability or requirement of the subject to do something.[1] Dynamic modality is non-subjective in contrast to the similar deontic modality.[1] Dynamic modality is expressed with "can" or "will."[2]

References

"A BRIEF GLOSSARY OF MODALITY". dinamico2.unibg.it. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
Gisborne, Nikolas. "Dynamic Modality" (PDF). Skase.

Linguistic modalities and grammatical moods

Realis
(what is)

Deontic (what should be)	Benedictive Commissive (promises, threats) Directive (commands, requests, requirements) Debitive Deliberative Dynamic Hortative (+ subtypes) Imperative Injunctive Jussive Necessitative Permissive Precative Prohibitive Propositive Volitive (hopes, wishes, fears) Desiderative Imprecative Optative
Epistemic (what may be)	(inferences, possibilities, questions, etc.) Alethic Assumptive Deductive Dubitative Hypothetical Inferential/renarrative/oblique Interrogative Potential Speculative Subjunctive
Dependent circumstances (what would be)	Conditional Eventive

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