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The expression of modality [electronic resource] / edited by William Frawley ; with the assistance of Erin Eschenroeder, Sarah Mills and Thao Nguyen.

Contributor(s): Frawley, William, 1953- | Eschenroeder, Erin | Mills, Sarah, 1984- | Nguyen, Thao | ebrary, Inc.
Series: Expression of cognitive categories: 1.Publisher: Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, c2006Description: vii, 268 p. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Modality (Linguistics)Genre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 415/.6 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Modality: overview and linguistic issues / Jan Nuyts -- Formal approaches to modality / Cleo Condoravdi -- Typological approaches to modality / Ferdinand de Haan -- Historical aspects of modality / Elizabeth Traugott -- Acquisition of modality / Soonja Choi -- Modality in zapotec / Pamela Munro -- Modality in sign language / Sherman Wilcox & Barbara Shaffer -- New directions / William Frawley.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Modality: overview and linguistic issues / Jan Nuyts -- Formal approaches to modality / Cleo Condoravdi -- Typological approaches to modality / Ferdinand de Haan -- Historical aspects of modality / Elizabeth Traugott -- Acquisition of modality / Soonja Choi -- Modality in zapotec / Pamela Munro -- Modality in sign language / Sherman Wilcox & Barbara Shaffer -- New directions / William Frawley.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.