The expression of modality [electronic resource] / edited by William Frawley ; with the assistance of Erin Eschenroeder, Sarah Mills and Thao Nguyen. - Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, c2006. - vii, 268 p. - The expression of cognitive categories ; 1 . - Expression of cognitive categories ; 1. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Modality: overview and linguistic issues / Jan Nuyts -- Formal approaches to modality / Cleo Condoravdi -- Typological approaches to modality / Ferdinand de Haan -- Historical aspects of modality / Elizabeth Traugott -- Acquisition of modality / Soonja Choi -- Modality in zapotec / Pamela Munro -- Modality in sign language / Sherman Wilcox & Barbara Shaffer -- New directions / William Frawley.

9783110197570


Modality (Linguistics)


Electronic books.

P299.M6 / E97 2006

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