Time and Modality (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Netherland
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juli 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781402083549
• Artikelnr.: 37339666

Inhaltsangabe

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Patterns in the Semantics of Generic Sentences.- Intensional Subjects and Indirect Contextual Anchoring.- Temporal Orientation in Conditionals.- On the Temporal Syntax of Non-Root Modals.- How to Say Ought in Foreign: The Composition of Weak Necessity Modals.- On the Temporal Function of Modal Verbs.- The English Perfect and the Metaphysics of Events.- Tense and Modality in Nominals.- Time With and Without Tense.- The English Konjunktiv II.- Phasing in Modals: Phases and the Epistemic/Root Distinction.

Rezensionen

From the reviews:

"The theme of this volume is the grammatical relations between tense and modality. ... the book helps to develop a perspective on tense and modality and their grammaticalization cross-linguistically. The individual articles of this book present the most current advances in research on these topics. Thus, I believe students and researchers who look for detailed analyses on the syntax and semantics of modality and tense will very much benefit from this book." (Nilüfer G. Sener, The Linguist, April, 2009)