Time and Modality
Time and Modality is a unique work of reference; not only does it unite studies which explore the syntax and semantics of tense or modality but it is the first book of its kind to embrace the interaction of tense and modality within a coherent generative model. Various topics are covered in this vol...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2008, 2008
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2008 |
| Series: | Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Patterns in the Semantics of Generic Sentences
- Intensional Subjects and Indirect Contextual Anchoring
- Temporal Orientation in Conditionals
- On the Temporal Syntax of Non-Root Modals
- How to Say Ought in Foreign: The Composition of Weak Necessity Modals
- On the Temporal Function of Modal Verbs
- The English Perfect and the Metaphysics of Events
- Tense and Modality in Nominals
- Time With and Without Tense
- The English Konjunktiv II
- Phasing in Modals: Phases and the Epistemic/Root Distinction