Modality in Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics (Paperback)

Werner Abraham

ISBN 10: 1107605504 / ISBN 13: 9781107605503

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2023

Beschreibung

Paperback. What do we mean when we say things like 'If only we knew what he was up to!' Clearly this is more than just a message, or a question to our addressee. We are expressing simultaneously that we don't know, and also that we wish to know. Several modes of encoding contribute to such modalities of expression: word order, subordinating subjunctions, sentences that are subordinated but nevertheless occur autonomously, and attitudinal discourse adverbs which, far beyond lexical adverbials of modality, allow the speaker and the listener to presuppose full agreement, partial agreement under presupposed conditions, or negotiation of common ground. This state of the art survey proposes a new model of modality, drawing on data from a variety of Germanic and Slavic languages to find out what is cross-linguistically universal about modality, and to argue that it is a constitutive part of human cognition. A state-of-the-art survey exploring the linguistic questions of modality and mood. It will appeal to researchers and advanced students working in the fields of syntax, semantics and pragmatics, and the interfaces between them. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Modality in Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics (Paperback)
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1107605504
• ISBN-13: 9781107605503
• Einband: Paperback
• Zustand: new

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Inhaltsangabe

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

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Werner Abraham is Professor Emeritus in Linguistics and Mediaeval Studies at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands, Honorary Professor at the Universität Wien, and is still active at the Ludwig Maximilan University of Munich, Germany. He is author of more than 350 articles, 5 monographs, and 35 book collections.