F. R. Palmer (University of Reading)

Mood and Modality

Herausgeber: Anderson, S. R.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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. In this book, Palmer investigates the category of modality, drawing on a wealth of examples from a wide variety of languages.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 2., überarb. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Mai 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 376g
• ISBN-13: 9780521804790
• ISBN-10: 0521804795
• Artikelnr.: 10230777

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; Note on the text; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Modal systems: propositional modality; 3. Modal systems: event modality; 4. Modal systems and modal verbs; 5. Indicative and subjunctive; 6. Realis and Irrealis; 7. Subjunctive and irrealis; 8. Past tense as modal; References; Language index; General index.

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Preface
Note on the text
List of abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. Modal systems: propositional modality
3. Modal systems: event modality
4. Modal systems and modal verbs
5. Indicative and subjunctive
6. Realis and Irrealis
7. Subjunctive and irrealis
8. Past tense as modal
References
Language index
General index.

Rezensionen

'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