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Modality in English: Theory and Description (Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL], 58) - Hardcover

Book 15 of 111: Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL]

Auwera, Johan Van Der; Busuttil, Pierre

 
9783110196344: Modality in English: Theory and Description (Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL], 58)

Synopsis

This volume presents strongly empirical, corpus-based studies of a range of English modal auxiliaries and modal constructions in specific uses. It also approaches some of the classic issues in the field of modality from new perspectives, notably that of the ´;Theory of Enunciative Operations´ developed by the French linguist Antoine Culioli and his colleagues.

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About the Author

Raphael Salkie, University of Brighton, UK; Pierre Busuttil, Universite de Pau, France; Johan van der Auwera, University of Antwerp, Belgium.

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