The Expression of Modality |
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| Editor:
| Frawley, William |
| Contribution by:
| Eschenroeder, Erin
Mills, Sarah
Nguyen, Thao |
| Series title: | The Expression of Cognitive Categories [ECC] Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-11-018436-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2006 |
| Publisher: | Walter de Gruyter GmbH
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| Imprint: | De Gruyter Mouton |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $34.99 |
Book Description:
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This book covers the essentials of modality and offers both foundational ideas and cutting edge advances. The book consists of what are essentially tutorials on modality and modal notions, covering definitions of modality, morphosyntactic form, conceptual and logical semantics, historical development, and acquisition. There are also specific chapters on modality in Zapotec and American Sign Language, which show the range of forms that modal notions can take. To assist its tutorial...
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This book covers the essentials of modality and offers both foundational ideas and cutting edge advances. The book consists of what are essentially tutorials on modality and modal notions, covering definitions of modality, morphosyntactic form, conceptual and logical semantics, historical development, and acquisition. There are also specific chapters on modality in Zapotec and American Sign Language, which show the range of forms that modal notions can take. To assist its tutorial function, the book closes with a comprehensive conceptual outline of all the chapters.
Key features:
- textbook
- covers the essentials of modality
- Well-known editor
- Cognitive categories are currently among the most important areas of research in linguistics and beyond (biology, psychology)