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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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  • Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Theoretical preliminaries; Chapter 3 Necessity and obligation; Chapter 4 Possibility, permission and ability; Chapter 5 Prediction and volition; Chapter 6 Conclusion; Appendix; References; Index.