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Evidentiality in German : linguistic realization and regularities in grammaticalization /

The book is a comprehensive study of the evidential system in German. It focuses on the constructions scheinen 'seem', drohen 'threaten', versprechen 'promise' + zu-infinitive, and werden 'become' + infinitive. The main idea is that with the diachronic develop...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Diewald, Gabriele
Otros Autores: Smirnova, Elena
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter Mouton, ©2010.
Colección:Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ; 228.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The book is a comprehensive study of the evidential system in German. It focuses on the constructions scheinen 'seem', drohen 'threaten', versprechen 'promise' + zu-infinitive, and werden 'become' + infinitive. The main idea is that with the diachronic development of these constructions we are witnessing the genesis of a new grammatical category in German.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 366 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783110241037
311024103X
9783110240696
3110240696
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9781282784185
9786612784187
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