| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Physical description |
xxi, 236 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Cambridge textbooks in linguistics. |
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Cambridge textbooks in linguistics.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-230) and indexes. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
Palmer investigates the category of modality, drawing on a wealth of examples from a wide variety of languages. |
| Subject |
Modality (Linguistics)
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| ISBN |
0521800358 (hardback) |
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0521804795 (paperback) |
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