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UNINA9910954927003321 |
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Autore |
Collins Peter <1950-> |
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Titolo |
Modals and quasi-modals in English / / Peter Collins |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Amsterdam ; ; New York, NY : , : Rodopi, , 2009 |
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9786612594564 |
9781282594562 |
1282594567 |
9789042029095 |
9042029099 |
9781441606563 |
1441606564 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (204 p.) |
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Collana |
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Language and computers. Studies in practical linguistics ; ; no. 67 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English language - Grammar - Study and teaching |
English language - Modality |
Corpora (Linguistics) |
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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. 185-190) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preliminary material / Editors Modals and Quasi-modals in English -- Introduction / Editors Modals and Quasi-modals in English -- Theoretical preliminaries / Editors Modals and Quasi-modals in English -- Necessity and obligation / Editors Modals and Quasi-modals in English -- Possibility, permission and ability / Editors Modals and Quasi-modals in English -- Prediction and volition / Editors Modals and Quasi-modals in English -- Conclusion / Editors Modals and Quasi-modals in English -- Appendix / Editors Modals and Quasi-modals in English -- References / Editors Modals and Quasi-modals in English -- Index / Editors Modals and Quasi-modals in English. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Modals and Quasi-modals in English reports the findings of a corpus-based study of the modals and a set of semantically-related ‘quasi-modals’ in English. The study is the largest and most comprehensive to date in this area, and is informed by recent developments in the study of modality, including grammaticalization and recent diachronic |
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