The Expression of Modality (The Expression of Cognitive Categories [ECC], 1) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3110184362 ISBN 13: 9783110184365

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter, 2006

Synopsis

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)

About this title

About the Author

William Frawley, University of Delaware, USA.

Review

"This attribute of EM, together with the quality of all the contributions, make the book a must for beginning researchers on modality, and highly recommendable for more experienced lecturers and researchers concerned with this aera."
Marta Carretero in: Functions of Language 1/2008

"Der Herausgeber dieses Bandes hat in der neu konzipierten Reihe über den Ausdruck kognitiver Kategorien die Messlatte recht hoch gelegt."
Ralf Klabunde in: Zeitschrift für Sprachwissenschaft 26/2007

"Eine schöne Übersicht zum Einstieg."
Werner Abraham in: Germanistik 1-2/2007

About this edition

• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 3110184362
• ISBN 13: 9783110184365
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 268
• Editor: Frawley William