Modality in Germanic Languages : Historical and Comparative Perspectives.
Swan, Toril.
Modality in Germanic Languages : Historical and Comparative Perspectives. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (328 pages) - Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] Series ; v.99 . - Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] Series .
Intro -- Preface -- I think - an English modal particle -- Dimensions of epistemicity in English, German, and Norwegian conditionals -- The modal particle schon: Its syntax, semantics, and pragmatics -- Negation and modality in the Germanic languages -- Expressive sentence types - a contradiction in terms. The case of exclamation -- Subjectification and the development of epistemic meaning: The case of promise and threaten -- On the use of brauchen versus müssen -- Some central pragmatic functions of the Norwegian particles altså and nemlig -- On narrative declarative Vl-sentences in German.
No detailed description available for "Modality in Germanic Languages".
9783110889932
Electronic books.
PD271 -- .S9 1997eb
430/.045
Modality in Germanic Languages : Historical and Comparative Perspectives. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (328 pages) - Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] Series ; v.99 . - Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] Series .
Intro -- Preface -- I think - an English modal particle -- Dimensions of epistemicity in English, German, and Norwegian conditionals -- The modal particle schon: Its syntax, semantics, and pragmatics -- Negation and modality in the Germanic languages -- Expressive sentence types - a contradiction in terms. The case of exclamation -- Subjectification and the development of epistemic meaning: The case of promise and threaten -- On the use of brauchen versus müssen -- Some central pragmatic functions of the Norwegian particles altså and nemlig -- On narrative declarative Vl-sentences in German.
No detailed description available for "Modality in Germanic Languages".
9783110889932
Electronic books.
PD271 -- .S9 1997eb
430/.045