The Grammaticalization of Tense, Aspect, Modality and Evidentiality : A Functional Perspective.

Intro -- Contents -- A functional perspective on the grammaticalization of tense, aspect, modality, and evidentiality -- A hierarchical approach to grammaticalization -- The interaction of components in a Functional Discourse Grammar account of grammaticalization -- Relationship of form and function in grammaticalization - the case of modality -- Modality and aspect marking in Surinamese Javanese: Grammaticalization and contact-induced change -- Grammaticalization of modality and evidentiality in Tundra Nenets -- The grammaticalization of progressive aspect in Persian -- Grammaticalization as morphosyntax and representation: Mood from tense markers in the Old Irish and Romance conditional -- The end of a cycle: Grammaticalization of the future tense in Mexican Spanish -- The grammaticalization of tenses and lexical aspect - the case of German and French perfects -- The grammaticalization of Dutch moeten: modal and post-modal meanings -- Name index -- Language index -- Subject index.

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