LEADER 04598nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910807797703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-45689-X 010 $a9786612456893 010 $a3-11-021921-2 024 7 $a10.1515/9783110219210 035 $a(CKB)2550000000001070 035 $a(EBL)476078 035 $a(OCoLC)607233206 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000363260 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11278303 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000363260 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10387961 035 $a(PQKB)11405884 035 $a(OCoLC)ocn421535239 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC476078 035 $a(DE-B1597)36573 035 $a(OCoLC)719450845 035 $a(DE-B1597)9783110219210 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL476078 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10359405 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL245689 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000001070 100 $a20111018d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aModals in the languages of Europe $ea reference work /$fedited by Bjorn Hansen, Ferdinand de Haan 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBerlin ;$aNew York $cMouton de Gruyter$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (588 p.) 225 0 $aEmpirial approaches to language typology ;$v44 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-11-021920-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tContents -- $tList of contributors -- $tAbbreviations used in glossing -- $t1. Introduction -- $tA. Modals in Indo-European languages (Western branch) -- $t2. Modals in the Germanic languages -- $t3. Modals in Irish -- $t4. Modals in the Romance languages -- $t5. Modals in Greek -- $tB. Modals in Indo-European languages (Eastern branch) -- $t6. Modals in the Slavonic languages -- $t7. Modals in Baltic -- $t8. Modals in Albanian -- $t9. Modality in Romani -- $tC. Modals in Non-Indo-European languages -- $t10. The grammaticalisation of modal auxiliaries in Maltese and Arabic vernaculars of the Mediterranean area -- $t11. Modal verbs in Balto-Finnic -- $t12. Modals in Hungarian -- $t13. Mood and modality in Berber -- $t14. Modality in Basque -- $t15. Modals in Turkic -- $t16. Concluding chapter: modal constructions in the languages of Europe -- $t Backmatter 330 $aThis book is the first comprehensive survey of modals and modal constructions in the languages of Europe. It is a collaborative effort between scholars from Europe and the United States, stemming from a workshop on Modals in the Languages of Europe in Valencia. The aim of this book is to describe the properties of modals and modal constructions in the European area and to compare the systems in individual languages or language families from an areal and genetic perspective. For the sake of contrast, the book also looks at the expression of modality in some languages just outside of Europe. The book consists of fourteen chapters on modal systems in individual languages or language families, written by experts in the respective languages, and an introductory and concluding chapter, written by the editors. The book gives both a description of the modals in the individual languages and an account of the nature and status of modals in general. It provides the reader with a theoretical account of how modals and modal constructions are grammaticalized. This theoretical account is informed by the parameters of grammaticalization of Christian Lehmann. These parameters were chosen because they are language-independent, as opposed to more language specific criteria (for instance, the NICE-criteria for English). The parameters themselves are examined as well for their suitability as part of any theory of grammaticalization. The book thus gives readers access to a collection of data on modality that surpasses most works in this field and also provides a fresh perspective on issues of grammaticalization and language contact. It is therefore of interest to scholars of modality, language contact and areal linguistics, grammaticalization theory and typology. 410 0$aEmpirical Approaches to Language Typology [EALT] 607 $aEurope$xLanguages$xModality 676 $a415/.6 686 $aET 470$2rvk 701 $aHansen$b Bjorn$f1964-$00 701 $aHaan$b Ferdinand de$f1965-$01633443 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807797703321 996 $aModals in the languages of Europe$93973201 997 $aUNINA