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Modality

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PAPERBACK EDITION PUBLISHED OCTOBER 2010

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.

Published: Sep 1, 2005

Section Chapter Authors
Prelims
Contributors Alex Klinge, Henrik Høeg Müller
Introduction Alex Klinge, Henrik Høeg Müller
1
The modal confusion Jan Nuyts
2
Subjective and objective modality Michael Herslund
3
Modality and the concept of force-dynamic potential Kasper Boye
4
Modality and subjectivity Lars Heltoft
5
Discourse perspectives on modalisation: The case of accounts in semi-structured interviews Lars Fant
6
Categoricality and temporal projection of Spanish modals Henrik Høeg Müller
7
On the modal values of the Italian Pluperfect - with occasional reference to Danish and English Iørn Korzen
8
Where there is a will, there is a modal Alex Klinge
9
The syntagmatic and paradigmatic patterning of modality in modern German John Askedal
10
Mood and modality in Russian, Danish and Bulgarian. Determinant categories and their expanding role Per Durst-Andersen
11
Modal polyfunctionality and Standard Average European Johan Van der Auwera, Andreas Ammann, Saskia Kindt
End Matter
Index Alex Klinge, Henrik Høeg Müller

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MSFF is a welcome contribution to the literature on modality.
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