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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 January 2026
Grano et al. (2024, henceforth Grano et al.) present original data from Lutuv in order to explore the relationship of the irrealis category to notions of possibility and necessity. They make the following argument: possibilities and necessities of the past and the present can indeed involve quantification over both the actual and the counterfactual branches. Markers of typical irrealis contexts (future and counterfactual domains) are often found in expressions of necessity and possibility of the past and present. Grano et al. conclude that any statement that includes a reference to any index of the irrealis domain should qualify as an irrealis statement, even if the tense-aspect-mood (TAM) marker involved also includes a reference to actual indices.