03342nam 2200673Ia 450 991045435630332120200520144314.01-282-59456-7978661259456490-420-2909-91-4416-0656-410.1163/9789042029095(CKB)1000000000755803(EBL)556446(OCoLC)659500170(SSID)ssj0000203893(PQKBManifestationID)12058302(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000203893(PQKBWorkID)10174456(PQKB)11130030(MiAaPQ)EBC556446(OCoLC)320340703(OCoLC)644525087(OCoLC)659500170(OCoLC)764536415(nllekb)BRILL9789042029095(Au-PeEL)EBL556446(CaPaEBR)ebr10380471(CaONFJC)MIL259456(EXLCZ)99100000000075580320090217d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrModals and quasi-modals in English[electronic resource] /Peter CollinsAmsterdam ;New York, NY Rodopi20091 online resource (204 p.)Language and computers : studies in practical linguistics ;no. 67Description based upon print version of record.90-420-2532-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-190) and index.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.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 change. The selection of the parallel corpora used, representing British, American and Australian English, was designed to facilitate the exploration of both regional and stylistic variation.Language and computers ;no. 67.Corpora (Linguistics)English languageGrammaticalizationEnglish languageModalityElectronic books.Corpora (Linguistics)English languageGrammaticalization.English languageModality.428.007Collins Peter1950-862268MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454356303321Modals and quasi-modals in English2268226UNINA