Hypothetical modality : grammaticalisation in an L2 dialect /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ziegeler, Debra
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; [Great Britain] : John Benjamins Pub, ©2000.
Series:Studies in language companion series ; v. 51.
Subjects:
Modality (Linguistics)
Grammar, Comparative and general > Grammaticalization.
English language > Modality.
Second language acquisition.
Modalité (Linguistique)
Grammaticalisation.
Langue seconde > Acquisition.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES.
Linguistics / General.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Syntax.
English language > Modality
Grammar, Comparative and general > Grammaticalization
Second language acquisition
Grammatikalisation
Fremdsprache
Modalverb
Modaliteit.
Grammaticalisering.
Engels.
Tweetaligheid.
Philology & Linguistics.
Languages & Literatures.
Englisch.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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