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Development of Modality in First Language Acquisition: A Cross-Linguistic Perspective (Studies on Language Acquisition [SOLA], 54) - Softcover

Book 58 of 68: Studies on Language Acquisition [SOLA]

Ursula Stephany; Ayhan Aksu-Koç

 
9781501520716: Development of Modality in First Language Acquisition: A Cross-Linguistic Perspective (Studies on Language Acquisition [SOLA], 54)
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ISBN 10: 1501520717 ISBN 13: 9781501520716
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter, 2022

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U. Stephany, University of Cologne, Germany; A. Aksu-Koç, Boğazici University, Turkey.

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This volume is a collection of studies focusing on the early developmental stages of deontic/dynamic agent-oriented modality and epistemic/evidential propositional modality. Data from fourteen languages are analyzed from a cross-linguistic and typological perspective, following a functional-constructivist or a natural morphology approach. Main issues addressed are the development of directives and modulations of information in terms of certainty and evidentiality in mother-child conversation. One of the main findings is that agent-oriented and propositional modality may develop in parallel depending on the typological characteristics of the language acquired. A decisive factor is whether notions of propositional modality are grammaticized and obligatorily expressed in the language.

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Publisher
Walter de Gruyter
Publication date
2022
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1501520717
ISBN 13 
9781501520716
Binding
Perfect Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
593