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Autore |
Krug Manfred G. <1966-> |
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Titolo |
Emerging English modals [[electronic resource] ] : a corpus-based study of grammaticalization / / by Manfred G. Krug |
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Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, 2000 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (348 p.) |
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Collana |
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Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] ; ; 32 |
Topics in English linguistics ; ; 32 |
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Classificazione |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English language - Modality |
English language - Discourse analysis |
English language - Grammaticalization |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-326) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical, methodological and empirical foundations -- 3 HAVE GOT TO/GOTTA and HAVE TO/HAFTA -- 4 WANT TO and WANNA -- 5 Models and motivations for emerging English modals. 5.1 Chapter outline -- 5 Models and motivations for emerging English modals. 5.2 Frequency -- 5 Models and motivations for emerging English modals. 5.3 Mechanisms and pathways of change -- 5 Models and motivations for emerging English modals. 5.4 Towards a model for natural change in spoken and written text types -- 5 Models and motivations for emerging English modals. 5.5 The marginal modals NEED (TO), OUGHT (TO) and DARE (TO) -- 5 Models and motivations for emerging English modals. 5.6 Motivations -- 5 Models and motivations for emerging English modals. 5.7 Gravitation and categorization -- 5 Models and motivations for emerging English modals. 5.8 Some implications of the gravitation model -- 6 Conclusion -- Notes -- Appendices -- References -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This work is essentially based on grammaticalization theory - a branch of linguistics which has gained prominence since the 1980's. It focuses on the interaction between diachrony and synchrony, langue and parole or, for that matter, competence and performance, I-language and Ε-language. It does not see these levels as distinct linguistic domains, as |
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