Modality in Contemporary English
Title | Modality in Contemporary English PDF eBook |
Author | Roberta Facchinetti |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter |
Pages | 412 |
Release | 2012-02-13 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 3110895331 |
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.
Studies on English Modality
Title | Studies on English Modality PDF eBook |
Author | Frank Robert Palmer |
Publisher | Peter Lang |
Pages | 406 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 9783034303101 |
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.
English Modality
Title | English Modality PDF eBook |
Author | Juana I. Marín-Arrese |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter |
Pages | 459 |
Release | 2013-12-12 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 3110286327 |
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.
The Handbook of English Linguistics
Title | The Handbook of English Linguistics PDF eBook |
Author | Bas Aarts |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 826 |
Release | 2008-04-15 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 140517840X |
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
Modality in Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics
Title | Modality in Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics PDF eBook |
Author | Werner Abraham |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 455 |
Release | 2020-09-17 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1108861083 |
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.
Modality
Title | Modality PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Portner |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 301 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Computers |
ISBN | 0199292426 |
This comprehensive review and critical synthesis of research on modality focuses on formal theories within linguistics and related aspects of philosophical logic. It will be welcomed by students of linguistics at graduate level and above, as well as by researchers in philosophy, computational science, and related fields.
Change in Contemporary English
Title | Change in Contemporary English PDF eBook |
Author | Geoffrey N. Leech |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 371 |
Release | 2009-10-22 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0521867223 |
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.