MODAL AUXILIARIES IN SELECTED NEWSPAPER EDITORIALS ON MEDICAL BRAIN DRAIN IN NIGERIA

Olufunke O. Fagunleka, David Olorunsogo
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This paper explores the conscious deployment of modal auxiliary verbs by the media to project stances and opinions on the topical issue of medical brain drain in Nigeria. Data, which comprised a total of 12 editorials on the issue of brain drain in the Nigerian health sector, were sourced from four Nigerian newspapers (Punch, The Guardian, Daily Trust, The Sun) published between 2018-2022. The identified modal verbs were categorised based on Palmer’s (1986; 1990) classification of modality: deontic, epistemic and dynamic. The modal auxiliaries are used to stir up the emotion of concern, project the duty of government and predictions about doctors’ exodus attempts, and communicate the disposition of the government towards the issue. The editorials are marked with modal auxiliary verbs intended to draw the attention of the public to the responsibilities of the government and the possible outcomes of taking (or not) necessary actions to tackle the menace of medical brain drain.
关于尼日利亚医疗人才流失的选定报纸社论中的模态辅助语
本文探讨了媒体有意识地部署情态助动词,以表达对尼日利亚医疗人才流失问题的立场和意见。数据包括关于尼日利亚卫生部门人才流失问题的12篇社论,来自2018年至2022年期间出版的四家尼日利亚报纸(《Punch》、《卫报》、《每日信托》、《太阳报》)。识别出的情态动词在Palmer(1986)的基础上进行分类;1990)情态分类:道义的、认知的和动态的。情态助词用于激起关注情绪,投射政府的责任和对医生外流企图的预测,传达政府对该问题的处置。这些社论用情态助动词来标记,旨在引起公众对政府责任的关注,以及采取(或不采取)必要行动应对医疗人才流失威胁的可能后果。
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