Format:
1 Online-Ressource (193 pages)
ISBN:
9789042029095
Series Statement:
Language and computers. Studies in practical linguistics no. 67
Content:
Preliminary material /Editors Modals and Quasi-modals in English -- Introduction /Editors Modals and Quasi-modals in English -- Theoretical preliminaries /Editors Modals and Quasi-modals in English -- Necessity and obligation /Editors Modals and Quasi-modals in English -- Possibility, permission and ability /Editors Modals and Quasi-modals in English -- Prediction and volition /Editors Modals and Quasi-modals in English -- Conclusion /Editors Modals and Quasi-modals in English -- Appendix /Editors Modals and Quasi-modals in English -- References /Editors Modals and Quasi-modals in English -- Index /Editors Modals and Quasi-modals in English.
Content:
Modals and Quasi-modals in English reports the findings of a corpus-based study of the modals and a set of semantically-related ‘quasi-modals’ in English. The study is the largest and most comprehensive to date in this area, and is informed by recent developments in the study of modality, including grammaticalization and recent diachronic change. The selection of the parallel corpora used, representing British, American and Australian English, was designed to facilitate the exploration of both regional and stylistic variation
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-190) and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789042025325
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9042025328
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Collins, Peter, 1950- Modals and quasi-modals in English Amsterdam ; New York, NY : Rodopi, 2009 ISBN 9789042025325
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9042025328
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1163/9789042029095
