Modality in Contemporary English (Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL], 44) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3110176866 ISBN 13: 9783110176865

Verlag: De Gruyter Mouton, 2003

Inhaltsangabe

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.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Roberta Facchinetti is Associate Professor at the University of Verona, Italy.

Manfred Krug is Associate Professor at the University of Freiburg, Germany.

Frank R. Palmer is Professor Emeritus at the University of Reading, UK.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: De Gruyter Mouton
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 3110176866
• ISBN 13: 9783110176865
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 412
• Herausgeber: Facchinetti Roberta, Palmer Frank, Krug Manfred
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: preigu GmbH & Co. KG; mail@preigu.de; ; Lengericher Landstr. 19; Osnabrück; Niedersachsen; 49078; Deutschland