Layers of Modality : : On Double Modal Constructions by the Example of Croatian / / Ana Werkmann Horvat.

Much of the literature on modality focuses, at least implicitly, on the occurrence of single modal auxiliaries. However, cross-linguistically, modal auxiliaries can co-occur with one another, but under interesting restrictions. This monograph examines layered modal constructions and the semantic res...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2021
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Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Linguistische Arbeiten , 578
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Physical Description:1 online resource (XII, 229 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • Abbreviations
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Modality: An overview
  • 3 Layered modality: Previous accounts and overview of the data
  • 4 Force and flavour as semantic restrictors in DMCs
  • 5 Motivating the hierarchy
  • 6 Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Bibliography
  • Index