Epistemic modality, language, and conceptualization : a cognitive-pragmatic perspective /

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The relationship between language and conceptualization remains one of the major puzzles in language research. This monograph addresses this issue by means of an in depth corpus based and experimental investigation of the major types of expressions of epistemic modality in Dutch, German and English....

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Nuyts, Jan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, ©2001.
Series:Human cognitive processing ; v. 5.
Subjects:
Modality (Linguistics)
Modalité (Linguistique)
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Syntax.
Modalitat (Lingüística)
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Epistemic Modality, Language, and Conceptualization; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication; Table of contents; Transcription conventions; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. Preliminaries; Chapter 2. Modal adverbs and adjectives; Chapter 3. Mental state predicates; Chapter 4. Modal auxiliaries; Chapter 5. Information structure: An experiment; Chapter 6. The cognitive structure of epistemic modality; Conclusion; References; Appendix; Subject index; Name index; Word Index.

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