Modality In Contemporary English

Author : Roberta Facchinetti,Frank Palmer,Manfred Krug
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110895339

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Modality in Contemporary English by Roberta Facchinetti,Frank Palmer,Manfred Krug Pdf

This book offers original theoretical accounts and a wealth of descriptive information concerning modality in present-day English. At the same time, it provides fresh impetus to more general linguistic issues such as grammaticalization, colloquialization, or the interplay between sociolinguistic and syntactic constraints. The articles fall into four sections: (a) the semantics and pragmatics of core modal verbs; (b) the status of emerging modal items; (c) stylistic variation and change; (d) sociolinguistic variation and syntactic models. The book is of considerable value to students and teachers of English and Linguistics at undergraduate and graduate level worldwide.

Author : F.R. Palmer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317900924

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Modality and the English Modals by F.R. Palmer Pdf

A detailed account of the many uses and functions of these verbs. The nature of modality, and some controversial issues, are also discussed.

Author : Raphael Salkie,Pierre Busuttil,Johan van der Auwera
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9783110196344

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Modality in English by Raphael Salkie,Pierre Busuttil,Johan van der Auwera Pdf

Main description: This volume presents strongly empirical, corpus-based studies of a range of English modal auxiliaries and modal constructions in specific uses. It also approaches some of the classic issues in the field of modality from new perspectives, notably that of the 'Theory of Enunciative Operations' developed by the French linguist Antoine Culioli and his colleagues.

Author : Frank Robert Palmer
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015002329145

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Modality and the English Modals by Frank Robert Palmer Pdf

Author : Frank Robert Palmer
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 3034303106

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Studies on English Modality by Frank Robert Palmer Pdf

Inspired by Frank Palmer's work, this book addresses a set of specific topics pertaining to the description of modality in English and places them in a broader context. A number of more general theoretical and typological matters are also raised, which bear upon the theory of syntax, semantics and pragmatics and their interfaces. The methodology adopted is mostly functional-typological, though some reference is made to various theoretical frameworks, ranging from cognitive linguistics to parametric variation. Modal meanings are seen to extend beyond particular lexical and grammatical exponents, through sentential semantics and into actual contexts of use. At the same time, the study of modality seems to challenge commonly held views on the relationship between different levels of linguistic analysis. Other languages discussed include Brazilian Portuguese, Classical and Modern Greek and Spanish.

Author : Juana I. Marín-Arrese,Marta Carretero,Jorge Arús Hita,Johan van der Auwera
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110286328

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English Modality by Juana I. Marín-Arrese,Marta Carretero,Jorge Arús Hita,Johan van der Auwera Pdf

The book presents new issues and areas of work in modality and evidentiality in English(es), and in relation to other European languages (French, Galician, Lithuanian, Spanish). Given the complexity of the relations among modal and evidential expressions, their constant diachronic evolution, and the variation found in different English-speaking areas, and in different genres and discourse domains, the volume addresses the following issues: the conceptual nature of modality, the relationship between the domains of modality and evidentiality, the evolution and current status of the modal auxiliaries and other modal expressions, the relationship with neighbouring grammatical categories (tense, aspect, mood), and the variation in different discourse domains and genres, in modelling stance and discourse identities.

Author : Lambertus Christiaan Jozef Barbiers,Frits H. Beukema,Wim van der Wurff
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027227683

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Modality and Its Interaction with the Verbal System by Lambertus Christiaan Jozef Barbiers,Frits H. Beukema,Wim van der Wurff Pdf

This book provides a broad overview of the issues relevant for the study of syntax of modals and their interaction with the verbal system. A large number of novel observations are offered from a variety of languages, including Dutch, (Modern and Middle) English, German, Lele, Macedonian, Middle Dutch and Slovene. The wealth of data, the critical evaluation of existing syntactic analyses of modality and the alternative analyses proposed make the book interesting for both for descriptively and for theoretically oriented syntacticians. Major concerns addressed are: the distinction between epistemic and root modality (where the arguments pro and contra the assumption of a corresponding difference in syntactic structure are evaluated, refined, and supplemented by arguments for syntactic distinction between necessity and possibility modals and by consideration of the influence of the modal's complement on the interpretation), the interaction between modality and clausal phenomena (in particular negation, but also imperatives, aspect and Aktionsart), and the acquisition of modality (addressing cross-linguistic differences in the possibility for root infinitives to express modal interpretations and the late acquisition of epistemic interpretations as compared with non-epistemic interpretations).

Author : Jacqueline Guéron,Jacqueline Lecarme
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2008-07-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781402083549

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Time and Modality by Jacqueline Guéron,Jacqueline Lecarme Pdf

Here is a unique work of reference. Not only does it unite studies which explore the syntax and semantics of tense or modality, but it is the first book of its kind to embrace the interaction of tense and modality within a coherent generative model.

Author : Leo Hoye
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317893592

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Adverbs and Modality in English by Leo Hoye Pdf

This new study on modality in English represents a departure from more traditional approaches to the subject, where the modal auxiliaries have been the usual focus of attention, by examining in detail the nature of their association with different categories of modal adverb. Modality is notoriously complex but the present work offers an accessible introduction to the topic, a comprehensive account of modal-adverb co-occurrence, and a reappraisal of the English modal system. The descriptive framework draws fresh insights from syntactic, semantic and pragmatic approaches to the study of language and communication, and from recent work in corpus linguistics. The book includes contrastive reference to the expression of modality in Spanish and a discussion of modality in such applied contexts as language teaching. A major feature is its reliance on authentic spoken and written language data. The study is suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students of linguistics, English language, communications studies and related disciplines.

Author : Jan Nuyts,Johan van der Auwera
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780191646348

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The Oxford Handbook of Modality and Mood by Jan Nuyts,Johan van der Auwera Pdf

This handbook offers an in depth and comprehensive state of the art survey of the linguistic domains of modality and mood. An international team of experts in the field examine the full range of methodological and theoretical approaches to the many facets of the phenomena involved. Following an opening section that provides an introduction and historical background to the topic, the volume is divided into five parts. Parts 1 and 2 present the basic linguistic facts about the systems of modality and mood in the languages of the world, covering the semantics and the expression of different subtypes of modality and mood respectively. The authors also examine the interaction of modality and mood, mutually and with other semantic categories such as aspect, time, negation, and evidentiality. In Part 3, authors discuss the features of the modality and mood systems in five typologically different language groups, while chapters in Part 4 deal with wider perspectives on modality and mood: diachrony, areality, first language acquisition, and sign language. Finally, Part 5 looks at how modality and mood are handled in different theoretical approaches: formal syntax, functional linguistics, cognitive linguistics and construction grammar, and formal semantics.

Author : Frank Robert Palmer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2001-04-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521804795

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Mood and Modality by Frank Robert Palmer Pdf

Palmer investigates the category of modality, drawing on a wealth of examples from a wide variety of languages.

Author : Werner Abraham
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107021228

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Modality in Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics by Werner Abraham Pdf

An innovative survey that covers the linguistic questions of modality and mood, offering a new model for the phenomenon.

Author : Geoffrey N. Leech
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780521867221

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Change in Contemporary English by Geoffrey N. Leech Pdf

Based on the systematic analysis of large amounts of computer-readable text, this book shows how the English language has been changing in the recent past, and discusses the linguistic and social factors that are contributing to this process.

Author : Geoffrey Leech,Marianne Hundt,Christian Mair,Nicholas Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781139483179

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Change in Contemporary English by Geoffrey Leech,Marianne Hundt,Christian Mair,Nicholas Smith Pdf

Based on the systematic analysis of large amounts of computer-readable text, this book shows how the English language has been changing in the recent past, often in unexpected and previously undocumented ways. The study is based on a group of matching corpora, known as the 'Brown family' of corpora, supplemented by a range of other corpus materials, both written and spoken, drawn mainly from the later twentieth century. Among the matters receiving particular attention are the influence of American English on British English, the role of the press, the 'colloquialization' of written English, and a wide range of grammatical topics, including the modal auxiliaries, progressive, subjunctive, passive, genitive and relative clauses. These subjects build an overall picture of how English grammar is changing, and the linguistic and social factors that are contributing to this process.

Author : Martin Hilpert,Bert Cappelle,Ilse Depraetere
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027259004

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Modality and Diachronic Construction Grammar by Martin Hilpert,Bert Cappelle,Ilse Depraetere Pdf

This volume explores how Diachronic Construction Grammar can shed new light on changes in a central and well-researched domain of grammar, namely modality. Its main goal is to show how constructional analyses can help us address some of the long-standing questions that have informed discussions of modal expressions and their development, and to illustrate the processes that are involved in these developments on the basis of data from languages such as English, Finnish, French, Galician, German, and Japanese. The studies in this volume are organized around three interrelated topics. The first of these concerns the organization of modal constructions in a network. A second focus area of the studies in this volume concerns the developmental pathways that modal constructions follow diachronically. The third topic that ties the contributions of this volume together is the contrast between constructionalization and constructional change.