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Modals in the Languages of Europe - A Reference Work (Hardcover)
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Modals in the Languages of Europe - A Reference Work (Hardcover)
Series: Empirical Approaches to Language Typology [EALT]
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This book is the first comprehensive survey of modals and modal
constructions in the languages of Europe. It is a collaborative
effort between scholars from Europe and the United States, stemming
from a workshop on Modals in the Languages of Europe in Valencia.
The aim of this book is to describe the properties of modals and
modal constructions in the European area and to compare the systems
in individual languages or language families from an areal and
genetic perspective. For the sake of contrast, the book also looks
at the expression of modality in some languages just outside of
Europe. The book consists of fourteen chapters on modal systems in
individual languages or language families, written by experts in
the respective languages, and an introductory and concluding
chapter, written by the editors. The book gives both a description
of the modals in the individual languages and an account of the
nature and status of modals in general. It provides the reader with
a theoretical account of how modals and modal constructions are
grammaticalized. This theoretical account is informed by the
parameters of grammaticalization of Christian Lehmann. These
parameters were chosen because they are language-independent, as
opposed to more language specific criteria (for instance, the
NICE-criteria for English). The parameters themselves are examined
as well for their suitability as part of any theory of
grammaticalization. The book thus gives readers access to a
collection of data on modality that surpasses most works in this
field and also provides a fresh perspective on issues of
grammaticalization and language contact. It is therefore of
interest to scholars of modality, language contact and areal
linguistics, grammaticalization theory and typology.
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