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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,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Collins, Peter, 1950-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; New York, NY : Rodopi, 2009.
Colección:Language and computers ; no. 67.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (193 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-190) and index.
ISBN:9781441606563
1441606564
9789042025325
9042025328
9789042029095
9042029099