Modals and quasi-modals in English /
Modals and Quasi-modals in English reports the findings of a corpus-based study of the modals and a set of semantically-related 'quasi-modals' in English. The study is the largest and most comprehensive to date in this area, and is informed by recent developments in the study of modality,...
| Основен автор: | Collins, Peter, 1950- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Amsterdam ; New York, NY :
Rodopi,
2009.
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| Серия: |
Language and computers ;
no. 67. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=271383 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Modals and quasi-modals in English. |
| Резюме: |
Modals and Quasi-modals in English reports the findings of a corpus-based study of the modals and a set of semantically-related 'quasi-modals' in English. The study is the largest and most comprehensive to date in this area, and is informed by recent developments in the study of modality, including grammaticalization and recent diachronic change. The selection of the parallel corpora used, representing British, American and Australian English, was designed to facilitate the exploration of both regional and stylistic variation. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (193 pages). |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-190) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781441606563 1441606564 9789042025325 9042025328 9789042029095 9042029099 |