Covert Modality in Non-finite Contexts / / Rajesh Bhatt.
This book investigates the distribution and interpretation of Covert Modality. Covert Modality is modality which we interpret but which is not associated with any lexical item in the structure that we are interpreting. This dissertation investigates a class of environments that involves covert modal...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2008] ©2006 |
| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Interface Explorations [IE] ,
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (204 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Chapter 2. The syntax of infinitival
- relatives
- Chapter 3. Non-Modal subject infinitival
- relatives
- Chapter 4. Infinitival questions
- Chapter 5. Ability modals and their actuality
- entailments
- Backmatter