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What is Modes of Modality: Modality, typology, and universal grammar (Studies in Language Companion Series) about?
The volume aims at a universal definition of modality or "illocutionary/speaker's perspective force" that is strong enough to capture the entire range of different subtypes and varieties of modalities in different languages. The central idea is that modality is all-pervasive in language. This perspective on modality allows for the integration of covert modality as well as peripheral instances of modality in neglected domains such as the modality of insufficieny, of attitudinality, or neglected d
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- ELISABETH LEISS,WERNER ABRAHAM, edited by Elisabeth Leiss, University of Munich, Werner Abraham, University of Vienna
- Publisher
- JOHN BENJAMINS PUBLISHING COMPANY
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781306347266
- Category
- language
- Subjects
- Linguistics, Language Learning, Literary Fiction
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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