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Hypothetical modality : grammaticalisation in an L2 dialect /

This book marks a new development in the field of grammaticalisation studies, in that it extends the field of grammaticalisation studies from relatively homogeneous languages to those possessing well-established and institutionalised second language varieties. In Hypothetical Modality, special refer...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ziegeler, Debra
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; [Great Britain] : John Benjamins Pub, ©2000.
Colección:Studies in language companion series ; v. 51.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • HYPOTHETICAL MODALITY; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Preamble; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Hypothetical modality as a grammatical category; Chapter 3. A diachronic corpus study of would; Chapter 4. Singaporean English and substratum influences in the grammaticalisation of hypothetical modality; Chapter 5. The interaction of tense and aspect in the grammaticalisation of counterfactuality; Chapter 6. Hypothetical WILL: A study in retention; Chapter 7. The Lexical Memory Traces Hypothesis; Chapter 8. Conclusions; Appendices; Bibliography; Name Index.