Modality as a semantic phenomenon is almost unexplored in Hittite and an exhaustive description of the Hittite modal system remains to be made. As a first step towards this goal, the lecture presented a list of Hittite modal expressions gathered from different sources and identified the kinds of modal meaning they indicate. The list shows that Hittite had a sophisticated modal system with a body of modal expressions that were capable of conveying all kinds o modal meaning known to us from modern semantics.
B.04 Guest lecture
COBISS.SI-ID: 48242274Editor of an international journal devoted to the publishing of research articles in the field of English studies. There are two issues published per year. The journal is indexed in international bibliographic databases.
C.04 Editorial board of an international magazine
COBISS.SI-ID: 212890112As a member of the Expert Panel on Slovene Language Policy Resolution for the period 2012-2016 set up by the Slovene Ministry of Culture, M. Ožbot covered two areas: a. foreign languages, b. translation and interpreting.
F.29 Contribution to the development of national cultural identity