Graded modality: qualitative and quantitative perspectives
Auteur :
Lassiter, Daniel
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198701354
Date de publication :
1 juin 2017
Dimensions :
24,5 x 17,1 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
526 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book explores graded expressions of modality, such as more likely than and quite possible, which provide a rich and underexplored source of insight into modal semantics. The volume explores and expands the typology of scales among English adjectives and uses the result to shed light on the meanings of a variety of epistemic and deontic modals.