Date: 18-Sep-2006 From: Julia Ulrich <julia.ulrichdegruyter.com> Subject: The Expression of Modality: Frawley (Ed)
Title: The Expression of Modality
Series Title: The Expression of Cognitive Categories 1
Published: 2006
Publisher: Mouton de Gruyter
http://www.mouton-publishers.com
Editor: William J. Frawley, University of Delaware
Paperback: ISBN: 3110184362 Pages: 268 Price: Europe EURO 29.95 Comment: for USA, Canada, Mexico US$ 40.40
Abstract:
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)
Contents
Modality: Overview and linguistic issues Jan Nuyts
Typological approaches to modality Ferdinand de Haan
Formal approaches to modality Stefan Kaufmann, Cleo Condoravdi and Valentina Harizanov
Historical aspects of modality Elizabeth Traugott
Acquisition of modality Soonja Choi
Modal expression in Valley Zapotec Pamela Munro
Modality in American Sign Language Sherman Wilcox and Barbara Shaffer
Topical Outline Erin Eschenroeder, Sarah Mills and Thao Nguyen
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