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Author:   Jennifer Coates
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138989986

ISBN 10:   1138989983
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   11 December 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 1.1. The Data 1.2. A Corpus-Based Approach 1.3. Assessment of Research Goals and Techniques 1.4. The Modal Auxiliaries 1.5 Notation 2. Theoretical Considerations 2.1. Monosemy versus Polysemy 2.2. A Model for Modal Meaning 2.3. Indeterminacy 2.4. Epistemic and Non-epistemic Modality 2.5. Corpus Analysis 3. General Findings and Semantic Clusters 3.1. The Modals: General Findings 3.2. Semantic Clusters 4. The Modals of Obligation and Necessity: MUST, NEED, SHOULD and OUGHT 4.1. MUST 4.2. NEED 4.3. HAVE GOT TO and HAVE TO 4.4. SHOULD 4.5. OUGHT 4.6. SHOULD and OUGHT: Further Issues 5. The Modals of Ability and Possibility: CAN and COULD 5.1. CAN 5.2. COULD 5.3. BE ABLE TO 6. The Modals of Epistemic Possibility: MAY and MIGHT 6.1. MAY 6.2. MIGHT 6.3. Epistemic COULD 6.4. Summary of MIGHT and COULD 7. The Modals of Volition and Prediction: WILL and SHALL 7.1. WILL (including ‘ll and won’t) 7.2. SHALL 7.3. BE GOING TO 8. The Hypothetical Modals: WOULD and SHOULD 8.1. WOULD 8.2. SHOULD and Hypothetical Meaning 8.3. The Modals in Real Conditions 8.4. The Modals in Unreal Conditions 9. Conclusions 9.1. Reappraisal of Certain Issues 9.2. Patterns Revealed by the Data 9.3. Summary of Main Findings 9.4. Conclusion

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