Studies On English Modality

Author : Frank Robert Palmer
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 41,9 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 : Raphael Salkie,Pierre Busuttil,Johan van der Auwera
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 49,9 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 : Roberta Facchinetti,Frank Palmer,Manfred Krug
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 42,5 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 : Elena Domínguez,CARMEN MAÍZ,Juan Rafael Zamorano-Mansilla
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781443885645

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Thinking Modally by Elena Domínguez,CARMEN MAÍZ,Juan Rafael Zamorano-Mansilla Pdf

This volume brings together a selection of the papers presented at the 4th International Conference on Modality in English, held in Madrid on 9–11 September 2010. The book is divided into two parts, with the first encompassing contributions focusing on the notions of modality, evidentiality and temporality, and the second those that explore modality and its connection with stance and evaluation in specific genres and discourse domains.

Author : Jacqueline Guéron,Jacqueline Lecarme
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 42,9 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 : Yuki Johnson
Publisher : U of M Center for Japanese Studies
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Japanese language
ISBN : 1929280181

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Modality and the Japanese Language by Yuki Johnson Pdf

In English, the concept of modality has been the subject of studies crucial to the understanding and functioning of the language. Modality and the Japanese Language is innovative as an English-language text that examines a wide range of grammatical categories in terms of both modal and propositional content - namely, modal auxiliaries, aspectual categories, and conditionals - and reveals a new approach to Japanese modality that relies more centrally on concepts developed in studies of English modality. Johnson finds many practical and theoretical similarities between English and Japanese modal auxiliaries and argues that modality can be thought of as an expression of the degree of a speaker's conviction concerning a proposition's truth or realization in the form of possible/non-actual words. Such a definition provides practical and applicable perspective to the study of Japanese modality: propositions, for example, become objects of that study in the form of conditional sentences and aspectual categories.

Author : A. M. Simon-Vandenbergen,Karin Aijmer
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 3110196174

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The Semantic Field of Modal Certainty by A. M. Simon-Vandenbergen,Karin Aijmer Pdf

This book provides a detailed account of the syntactic, semantic and pragmatic properties of modal adverbs of certainty in present-day English. Methodologically it relies on three types of data: monolingual corpora, translation corpora and informant testing. It is the first study in which the semantic field of certainty as realised by English adverbs is explored.

Author : Leo Hoye
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317893608

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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 : Beke Hansen
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004381520

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Corpus Linguistics and Sociolinguistics by Beke Hansen Pdf

In Corpus Linguistics and Sociolinguistics, Beke Hansen provides an in-depth analysis of variation and change in the expression of modality in second-language varieties of English by adopting an integrated sociolinguistic and corpus-based approach.

Author : Renzhi Li
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781581122350

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Modality in English and Chinese by Renzhi Li Pdf

Modality is a grammatical, or semantic-grammatical, category. It is an important component of human languages. This is at least the case in most European languages. To what extent is it a near-universal? This thesis is to contribute to the question. It focuses on modal verbs in English and Chinese, two genetically and geographically unrelated languages, and analyzes what these two languages have in common and how they differ in their systems of modality. To achieve the aim, the thesis adopts the theoretical framework proposed by van der Auwera (1996, 1998 with Plungian, 2001) for the typological study of modality. Its language-specific descriptions involve the morphosyntactic features, notional functions, modal logic, and diachronic development. With these descriptions, it constructs a cross-linguistic database in a uniform, parallel structure. Then on the basis of this database, it deals with the cross-linguistic issues about modality in English and Chinese. Like many of the studies in this area, this research makes use of the well-sampled data in the relevant literature, thereby assuring the same degree of representativeness. When the data do not meet this need, it resorts to computer-based corpora. In the diachronic study of Chinese modality, quantitative analysis is adopted in proposing a development path for the senses of a modal. English translation is given particular attention in the description of Chinese modality and cross-linguistic analyses. One can only know one's own language only if one compares it with other languages. The present study is conducive to a better understanding of English and Chinese. It contributes not only to the investigation of language universals, but also to the study of human cognition and other linguistic or applied linguistic issues.

Author : Alex Klinge,Henrik Hoeg Muller
Publisher : Equinox Publishing (UK)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Modality (Linguistics)
ISBN : 1845539109

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Modality by Alex Klinge,Henrik Hoeg Muller Pdf

Modality: Studies in Form and Function reflects the diversity of theoretical frameworks and the heterogeneity of linguistic phenomena under the general heading of modality. Researchers in the fields of logic, philosophy and linguistics have for many years been pondering the elusive nature of modality and grappled with ways of capturing it. The 11 studies included here cover the span from contributions that seek to clarify controversial theoretical constructs to studies which take an empirical approach to linguistic categories and cross-linguistic typological issues. The key concepts addressed are the structure of modal subcategories, subjective vs. objective modality, force dynamics, evidentiality, Spanish and English modal auxiliaries, modal uses of Italian tenses, linearization patterns in German verb chains, determinant TAM categories, modal polyfunctionality across languages and rapport management in discourse. This volume raises new questions and offers re-examination of known phenomena which should provide interesting reading to linguists and students of linguistics of all theoretical persuasions.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Lingua Franca Csoport
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789636423001

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UPRT 2008: Empirical Studies in English Applied Linguistics by Anonim Pdf

Author : Juana I. Marín-Arrese,Marta Carretero,Jorge Arús Hita,Johan van der Auwera
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 41,9 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 : Bas Aarts,April McMahon
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 826 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781405178402

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The Handbook of English Linguistics by Bas Aarts,April McMahon Pdf

The Handbook of English Linguistics is a collection ofarticles written by leading specialists on all core areas ofEnglish linguistics that provides a state-of-the-art account ofresearch in the field. Brings together articles from the core areas of Englishlinguistics, including syntax, phonetics, phonology, morphology, aswell as variation, discourse, stylistics and usage Written by specialists from around the world Provides an introduction to a key area of English Linguisticsand includes a discussion of the most recent theoretical anddescriptive research, as well as extensive bibliographicreferences

Author : F.R. Palmer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 46,6 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.