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Overview"This volume brings together a collection of 18 papers that look into the expression of modality in the grammars of natural languages, with an emphasis on its manifestations in naturally occurring discourse. Though the individual contributions reflect a diversity of languages, of synchronic and diachronic foci, and of theoretical orientations - all within the broad domain of functional linguistics - they nonetheless converge around a number of key issues: the relationship between ""mood"" and ""modality""; the delineation of modal categories and their nomenclature; the grounnding of modality in interactive discourse; the elusive category ""irrealis""; and the relationship of modal notions and categories to other categories of grammar." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Joan L. Bybee (University of New Mexico) , Suzanne Fleischman (University of California, Berkeley)Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co Imprint: John Benjamins Publishing Co Volume: 32 Weight: 1.160kg ISBN: 9789027229250ISBN 10: 9027229252 Pages: 575 Publication Date: 21 August 1995 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |