Modality and the English Modals

ISBN-13: 9780582034860 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 232 str.

Palmer, F. R.

Opis

This is the result of an investigation of a set of written and spoken texts in order to attain a solution to the problem of the system of modals. The texts are drawn from the Survey of English Usage in University College London. This edition has been revised and the theoretical chapters rewritten.

Spis treści

Preface

1. Introduction

2. A basic framework

3. Epistemic modality

4. Deontic modality

5. Dynamic possibility

6. Dynamic necessity

7. Will, shall and futurity

8. Conditionals

9. Further issues

References

Indexes

O autorze

Palmer, F.R.