Modality in Contemporary English

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2003

Modality in Contemporary English

Edited by: Roberta Facchinetti , Frank Palmer and Manfred Krug

Volume 44 in the series Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110895339

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About this book

This book offers original theoretical accounts and a wealth of descriptive information concerning modality in present-day English. At the same time, it provides fresh impetus to more general linguistic issues such as grammaticalization, colloquialization, or the interplay between sociolinguistic and syntactic constraints. The articles fall into four sections: (a) the semantics and pragmatics of core modal verbs; (b) the status of emerging modal items; (c) stylistic variation and change; (d) sociolinguistic variation and syntactic models. The book is of considerable value to students and teachers of English and Linguistics at undergraduate and graduate level worldwide.

Author / Editor information

Roberta Facchinetti is Associate Professor at the University of Verona, Italy.

Manfred Krug is Associate Professor at the University of Freiburg, Germany.

Frank R. Palmer is Professor Emeritus at the University of Reading, UK.

Reviews

"The book offers a stimulating read, with the papers in sections two and three in particular providing a great deal of thought-provoking material."
Martin J. Endley in: Studies in Language 7/2007

"This volume is a valuable and representative collection of current approaches to modality in contemporary English. It rewards the reader with fundamental theoretical knowlegde of modal concepts, but also offers profound insight into a wide range of practical applications."
Ilse Wischer in: Anglia 3/2006

"The volume is worthy of inclusion in any collection of writings on the topic of modality, particularly for those whose interests are concerned with (emerging) modal verbs."
Alison Cort in: English Language and Linguistics 2/2004

"The volume is very helpful to faculty and students in linguistics and language teaching, and to anyone who is eager to know why and how speakers use modality to convey their attitude to the truth of proposition. Especially, many of the findings and claims deserve the attention of English teachers."
Xinzhang Yang in: Word, Volume 57, Number 1 (April, 2006)

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Modality in English: Theoretical, descriptive and typological issues Frank Palmer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
The semantics and pragmatics of core modal verbs
Irrealis, past time reference and modality Paul Larreya Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
Modal auxiliary constructions, ΤΑΜ and interrogatives Richard Matthews Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
A pragmatic analysis of the epistemic would construction in English Gregory Ward, Betty J. Birner and Jeffrey P. Kaplan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
Towards a contextual micro-analysis of the non-equivalence of might and could Stéphane Gresset Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
The status of emerging modal items
On two distinct uses of go as a conjoined marker of evaluative modality Philippe Bourdin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
Had better and might as well·. On the margins of modality? Keith Mitchell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
What you and I want: A functional approach to verb complementation of modal WANT TO Heidi Verplaetse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
Between epistemic modality and degree: The case of really Carita Paradis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
Stylistic variation and change
Modality on the move: The English modal auxiliaries 1961-1992 Geoffrey Leech Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223
Changes in the modals and semi-modals of strong obligation and epistemic necessity in recent British English Nicholas Smith Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
Shall and will in contemporary English: A comparison with past uses Maurizio Gotti Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267
Pragmatic and sociological constraints on the functions of may in contemporary British English Roberta Facchinetti Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	301
Sociolinguistic variation and syntactic models
The role of epistemic modality in women’s talk Jennifer Coates Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	331
Double modals in the southern United States: Syntactic structure or syntactic structures? Stephen J. Nagle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	349
Modal verbs in Tyneside English: Evidence for (socio)linguistic theory Graeme Trousdale Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	373
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Pages
- Front matter: 16
- Main content: 396
Illustrations
- Other: Ill. and tabs.
Keywords: Modalität (Linguistik); Englisch /Sprache

eBook

Published: February 13, 2012
ISBN: 9783110895339

Hardcover

Published: June 19, 2003
ISBN: 9783110176865