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Mood and Modality - Couverture rigide

Palmer, F. R.

 
9780521800358: Mood and Modality
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0521800358 ISBN 13 : 9780521800358
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2001

Synopsis

Since the publication of F. R. Palmer's first edition of Mood and Modality in 1986, when the topic of 'modality' was fairly unfamiliar, there has been considerable interest in the subject as well as in grammatical typology in general. Modality is concerned with mood (subjunctive etc.) and with modal markers such as English modal verbs (can, may, must etc.) and is treated as a single grammatical category found in most of the languages of the world. In his investigation of this category, Palmer draws on a wealth of examples from a wide variety of languages. He discusses in detail familiar features in a number of mainly European languages, and also looks at less familiar features including 'evidential' systems and the contrast of realis/irrealis, both to be found in unrelated languages.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Since the publication of F. R. Palmer's first edition of Mood and Modality in 1986, when the topic of 'modality' was fairly unfamiliar, there has been considerable interest in the subject as well as in grammatical typology in general. Modality is concerned with mood (subjunctive etc.) and with modal markers such as English modal verbs (can, may, must etc.) and is treated as a single grammatical category found in most of the languages of the world. In his investigation of this category, Palmer draws on a wealth of examples from a wide variety of languages. He discusses in detail familiar features in a number of mainly European languages, and also looks at less familiar features including 'evidential' systems and the contrast of realis/irrealis, both to be found in unrelated languages.

Revue de presse

'These are complex areas ... and as a basic guide to the problems and the terminology in the field this is a valuable book.' Raphael Salkie, MLR

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521800358
ISBN 13 
9780521800358
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
260
Coordonnées du fabricant
Cambridge University Press
https://www.cambridge.org/

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