Mood and Modality
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Mood and Modality by F R Palmer
Since the publication of F. R. Palmer's first edition of Mood and Modality in 1986, when the topic of 'modality' was fairly unfamiliar, there has been considerable interest in the subject as well as in grammatical typology in general. Modality is concerned with mood (subjunctive etc.) and with modal markers such as English modal verbs (can, may, must etc.) and is treated as a single grammatical category found in most of the languages of the world. In his investigation of this category, Palmer draws on a wealth of examples from a wide variety of languages. He discusses in detail familiar features in a number of mainly European languages, and also looks at less familiar features including 'evidential' systems and the contrast of realis/irrealis, both to be found in unrelated languages.
'These are complex areas … and as a basic guide to the problems and the terminology in the field this is a valuable book' Raphael Salkie, MLR
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521800358 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521800358 |
| Title | Mood and Modality |
| Author | F R Palmer |
| Series | Cambridge Textbooks In Linguistics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2001-04-23 |
| Number of pages | 260 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |