Modality in Germanic Languages - Historical and Comparative Perspectives. [SERIES]: Trends in Linguistics, Studies and Monographs 99

RARE volume with papers from the 10th International Tromso Symposium on Linguistics, which took place on August 21-25, 1993, devoted exclusively to questions of Germanic linguistics. [CONTENTS]: Toril Swan & Olaf J. Westvik - Preface. Karin Aijmer - I think: an English modal particle. Oddleif Leirbukt - Dimensions of epistimicity in English, German, and Norwegian conditionals. Elisabet Ormelius-Sandblom - The modal particle schon: Its syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Frank R. Palmer - Negation and modality in the Germanic languages. Inger Rosengren - Expressive sentence types: a contradiction in terms. The case of exclamation. Elizabeth Closs Traugott - Subjectification and the development of epistemic meaning: The case of promise and threaten. Bjarne Ulvestad - On the use of brauchen versus müssen. Ildiko Vasko & Thorstein Fretheim - Some central pragmatic functions of the Norwegian particles altsa and nemlig. Olaf Önnersfors - On narrative declarative V1-sentences in German. 235x160mm. VI+319 pages. Hardcover. Spine front hinge upper edge rubbed. Previous owner`s small stamp on front whitepage upper corner. This extremely rare collection of linguistics studies on Germanic languages is in very good condition. The book is in : English.