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Modality (Paperback)
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Modality (Paperback)
Series: Oxford Surveys in Semantics & Pragmatics
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This is a book about semantic theories of modality. Its main goal
is to explain and evaluate important contemporary theories within
linguistics and to discuss a wide range of linguistic phenomena
from the perspective of these theories. The introduction describes
the variety of grammatical phenomena associated with modality,
explaining why modal verbs, adjectives, and adverbs represent the
core phenomena. Chapters are then devoted to the possible worlds
semantics for modality developed in modal logic; current theories
of modal semantics within linguistics; and the most important
empirical areas of research. The author concludes by discussing the
relation between modality and other topics, especially tense,
aspect, mood, and discourse meaning.
Paul Portner's accessible guide to this key area of current
research will be welcomed by students of linguistics at graduate
level and above, as well as by researchers in philosophy,
computational science, and related fields.
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