Graded Modality

Qualitative and Quantitative Perspectives

von Daniel Lassiter

296 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This book explores graded expressions of modality, such as more likely than and quite possible, which provide a rich and underexplored source of insight into modal semantics. The volume explores and expands the typology of scales among English adjectives and uses the result to shed light on the meanings of a variety of epistemic and deontic modals.

• Themen: Sprache und Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaft, Linguistik Semantik, Diskursanalyse, Stilistik
• ISBN: 9780198701347
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.08.2017
• Größe: 250 x 175 mm
• Verlag: Oxford University Press(UK)