Buch, Englisch, Band 1, 268 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 180 g
Edited by William Frawley
Buch, Englisch, Band 1, 268 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 180 g
Reihe: The Expression of Cognitive Categories [ECC]
ISBN: 978-3-11-018436-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
This book covers the essentials of modality and offers both foundational ideas and cutting edge advances. The book consists of what are essentially tutorials on modality and modal notions, covering definitions of modality, morphosyntactic form, conceptual and logical semantics, historical development, and acquisition. There are also specific chapters on modality in Zapotec and American Sign Language, which show the range of forms that modal notions can take. To assist its tutorial function, the book closes with a comprehensive conceptual outline of all the chapters.Key features: - textbook - covers the essentials of modality - Well-known editor - Cognitive categories are currently among the most important areas of research in linguistics and beyond (biology, psychology)
