Certainty-uncertainty - and the attitudinal space in between / / edited by Sibilla Cantarini, Werner Abraham, Elisabeth Leiss |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (375 p.) |
Disciplina | 302.23/019 |
Collana | Studies in Language Companion Series |
Soggetto topico |
Communication - Psychological aspects
Psycholinguistics |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 90-272-6914-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Certainty-uncertainty - and the Attitudinal Space in Between; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication page; Table of contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Foreword; 2. The concept of 'Certainty'; 3. Certainty between truth ascription and truth negotiation; 4. The Mood/Modality differential; 5. The contents of this volume; References; Additional topically selected references; Certainty; 1. Foreword; 2. 'Certainty' as a concept in accessible world semantics; 2.1 Intersubjectivity/IS; 2.2 What is Certainty?; 3. Types/categories and degrees of Uncertainty?; 3.1 German modal verbs
3.2 German modal particles4. The axiomatics for (I)S and FCA? UG and Reference?; 5. Shift of responsibility: Modalization in the finite predicate/VP by source type and assessor type.; 6. Modalization in the lexical predicate/V by modal type and force; 7. Challenging reliability; 7.1 Double transitivity; 7.2 Establishing common ground: Double transitivity; 7.3 Lexical modalizers; 8. Summary and conclusion; References; Modes of modality in an Un-Cartesian framework; 1. Introduction; 2. Modality and the different qualities of 'double displacement'; 3. Subjectivity warranting certainty? 4. Different types of long-term memory and the coding of different grammars of the possible5. Summary and outlook: The linguistic basis of a non-naive realism; References; Counter-argumentation and modality; 1. Introduction; 2. Argumentation and modality; 3. Emotions and modality; 4. Inferential activities; 5. Argumentative modal operators; 6. The modal levels and degrees; 6.1 First level; 6.2 Optional categories: The second level; 6.2.a At the sentence level; 6.2.b At discourse level: The counter-argumentative chain; 6.2.b1 REINFORCER; 6.2.b2 REBUTTAL; 6.2.b3 ALTERNATIVE 6.2.b4 PRECISERS or CONDITIONERS7. Conclusion; References; Explanation as a certainty marker in persuasive dialogue; 1. Argument and explanation; 2. Hempel's models of scientific explanation; 3. Trouble with inductive-statistical explanations; 4. More on epistemic relativity; 5. The rhetorical use of explanation; 6. Two illustrations; References; How to deal with attitude strengt in debating situations; 1. Introduction; 2. Background; 3. Strategies; 3.1 Strategy 1: Avoid forewarning opposition; 3.2 Strategy 2: The strength of the arguments; 3.3 Strategy 3: The repetition of reasons 3.4 Strategy 4: Exerting credibility4. Conclusion; References; The role of subjective certainty in the epistemology of testimony; 1. Subject and aim; 2. Opening remarks; 3. Argument; References; Uncertainty in polar questions and certainty in answers?; 1. Introduction; 2. Beliefs, desires, intentions; 3. Reciprocal and lifelong interpretation system; 4. Question types; 4.1 Degree of certainty: Low; 4.2 Degree of certainty: Medium; 4.3 Degree of certainty: Great; 4.4 Degree of certainty: Maximum; 5. Answer types; 5.1 Guessing at the belief: The particle is 5.2 Guessing at the intention: The -ni construction |
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Certainty-uncertainty - and the attitudinal space in between / / edited by Sibilla Cantarini, Werner Abraham, Elisabeth Leiss |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (375 p.) |
Disciplina | 302.23/019 |
Collana | Studies in Language Companion Series |
Soggetto topico |
Communication - Psychological aspects
Psycholinguistics |
ISBN | 90-272-6914-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Certainty-uncertainty - and the Attitudinal Space in Between; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication page; Table of contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Foreword; 2. The concept of 'Certainty'; 3. Certainty between truth ascription and truth negotiation; 4. The Mood/Modality differential; 5. The contents of this volume; References; Additional topically selected references; Certainty; 1. Foreword; 2. 'Certainty' as a concept in accessible world semantics; 2.1 Intersubjectivity/IS; 2.2 What is Certainty?; 3. Types/categories and degrees of Uncertainty?; 3.1 German modal verbs
3.2 German modal particles4. The axiomatics for (I)S and FCA? UG and Reference?; 5. Shift of responsibility: Modalization in the finite predicate/VP by source type and assessor type.; 6. Modalization in the lexical predicate/V by modal type and force; 7. Challenging reliability; 7.1 Double transitivity; 7.2 Establishing common ground: Double transitivity; 7.3 Lexical modalizers; 8. Summary and conclusion; References; Modes of modality in an Un-Cartesian framework; 1. Introduction; 2. Modality and the different qualities of 'double displacement'; 3. Subjectivity warranting certainty? 4. Different types of long-term memory and the coding of different grammars of the possible5. Summary and outlook: The linguistic basis of a non-naive realism; References; Counter-argumentation and modality; 1. Introduction; 2. Argumentation and modality; 3. Emotions and modality; 4. Inferential activities; 5. Argumentative modal operators; 6. The modal levels and degrees; 6.1 First level; 6.2 Optional categories: The second level; 6.2.a At the sentence level; 6.2.b At discourse level: The counter-argumentative chain; 6.2.b1 REINFORCER; 6.2.b2 REBUTTAL; 6.2.b3 ALTERNATIVE 6.2.b4 PRECISERS or CONDITIONERS7. Conclusion; References; Explanation as a certainty marker in persuasive dialogue; 1. Argument and explanation; 2. Hempel's models of scientific explanation; 3. Trouble with inductive-statistical explanations; 4. More on epistemic relativity; 5. The rhetorical use of explanation; 6. Two illustrations; References; How to deal with attitude strengt in debating situations; 1. Introduction; 2. Background; 3. Strategies; 3.1 Strategy 1: Avoid forewarning opposition; 3.2 Strategy 2: The strength of the arguments; 3.3 Strategy 3: The repetition of reasons 3.4 Strategy 4: Exerting credibility4. Conclusion; References; The role of subjective certainty in the epistemology of testimony; 1. Subject and aim; 2. Opening remarks; 3. Argument; References; Uncertainty in polar questions and certainty in answers?; 1. Introduction; 2. Beliefs, desires, intentions; 3. Reciprocal and lifelong interpretation system; 4. Question types; 4.1 Degree of certainty: Low; 4.2 Degree of certainty: Medium; 4.3 Degree of certainty: Great; 4.4 Degree of certainty: Maximum; 5. Answer types; 5.1 Guessing at the belief: The particle is 5.2 Guessing at the intention: The -ni construction |
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Certainty-uncertainty - and the attitudinal space in between / / edited by Sibilla Cantarini, Werner Abraham, Elisabeth Leiss |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (375 p.) |
Disciplina | 302.23/019 |
Collana | Studies in Language Companion Series |
Soggetto topico |
Communication - Psychological aspects
Psycholinguistics |
ISBN | 90-272-6914-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Certainty-uncertainty - and the Attitudinal Space in Between; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication page; Table of contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Foreword; 2. The concept of 'Certainty'; 3. Certainty between truth ascription and truth negotiation; 4. The Mood/Modality differential; 5. The contents of this volume; References; Additional topically selected references; Certainty; 1. Foreword; 2. 'Certainty' as a concept in accessible world semantics; 2.1 Intersubjectivity/IS; 2.2 What is Certainty?; 3. Types/categories and degrees of Uncertainty?; 3.1 German modal verbs
3.2 German modal particles4. The axiomatics for (I)S and FCA? UG and Reference?; 5. Shift of responsibility: Modalization in the finite predicate/VP by source type and assessor type.; 6. Modalization in the lexical predicate/V by modal type and force; 7. Challenging reliability; 7.1 Double transitivity; 7.2 Establishing common ground: Double transitivity; 7.3 Lexical modalizers; 8. Summary and conclusion; References; Modes of modality in an Un-Cartesian framework; 1. Introduction; 2. Modality and the different qualities of 'double displacement'; 3. Subjectivity warranting certainty? 4. Different types of long-term memory and the coding of different grammars of the possible5. Summary and outlook: The linguistic basis of a non-naive realism; References; Counter-argumentation and modality; 1. Introduction; 2. Argumentation and modality; 3. Emotions and modality; 4. Inferential activities; 5. Argumentative modal operators; 6. The modal levels and degrees; 6.1 First level; 6.2 Optional categories: The second level; 6.2.a At the sentence level; 6.2.b At discourse level: The counter-argumentative chain; 6.2.b1 REINFORCER; 6.2.b2 REBUTTAL; 6.2.b3 ALTERNATIVE 6.2.b4 PRECISERS or CONDITIONERS7. Conclusion; References; Explanation as a certainty marker in persuasive dialogue; 1. Argument and explanation; 2. Hempel's models of scientific explanation; 3. Trouble with inductive-statistical explanations; 4. More on epistemic relativity; 5. The rhetorical use of explanation; 6. Two illustrations; References; How to deal with attitude strengt in debating situations; 1. Introduction; 2. Background; 3. Strategies; 3.1 Strategy 1: Avoid forewarning opposition; 3.2 Strategy 2: The strength of the arguments; 3.3 Strategy 3: The repetition of reasons 3.4 Strategy 4: Exerting credibility4. Conclusion; References; The role of subjective certainty in the epistemology of testimony; 1. Subject and aim; 2. Opening remarks; 3. Argument; References; Uncertainty in polar questions and certainty in answers?; 1. Introduction; 2. Beliefs, desires, intentions; 3. Reciprocal and lifelong interpretation system; 4. Question types; 4.1 Degree of certainty: Low; 4.2 Degree of certainty: Medium; 4.3 Degree of certainty: Great; 4.4 Degree of certainty: Maximum; 5. Answer types; 5.1 Guessing at the belief: The particle is 5.2 Guessing at the intention: The -ni construction |
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Dialektologie in neuem Gewand : zu Mikro-/Varietätenlinguistik, Sprachenvergleich und Universalgrammatik / / herausgegeben von Werner Abraham und Elisabeth Leiss |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hamburg, Germany : , : Buske, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 417.2 |
Collana | Linguistische Berichte - Sonderhefte |
Soggetto topico | Dialectology |
ISBN | 3-87548-804-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ger |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910150364603321 |
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Modality and theory of mind elements across languages [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Werner Abraham, Elisabeth Leiss |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; Boston, : De Gruyter Mouton, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (470 p.) |
Disciplina | 415/.6 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
AbrahamWerner
LeissElisabeth |
Collana | Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs |
Soggetto topico |
Modality (Linguistics)
Cognitive grammar Grammar, Comparative and general - Aspect Grammar, Comparative and general - Mood Grammar, Comparative and general - Tense Language and languages - Philosophy Typology (Linguistics) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-85771-5
3-11-027107-9 3-11-027108-7 |
Classificazione | ET 660 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. The foundation : speaker and hearer deixis, shifter, and double displacement -- pt. 2. Instances of deixis and origo in sundry languages. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462449303321 |
Berlin ; ; Boston, : De Gruyter Mouton, c2012 | ||
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Modality and theory of mind elements across languages [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Werner Abraham, Elisabeth Leiss |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; Boston, : De Gruyter Mouton, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (470 p.) |
Disciplina | 415/.6 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
AbrahamWerner
LeissElisabeth |
Collana | Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs |
Soggetto topico |
Modality (Linguistics)
Cognitive grammar Grammar, Comparative and general - Aspect Grammar, Comparative and general - Mood Grammar, Comparative and general - Tense Language and languages - Philosophy Typology (Linguistics) |
Soggetto non controllato |
Modality
Semantics Syntax Typology |
ISBN |
1-283-85771-5
3-11-027107-9 3-11-027108-7 |
Classificazione | ET 660 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. The foundation : speaker and hearer deixis, shifter, and double displacement -- pt. 2. Instances of deixis and origo in sundry languages. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790492203321 |
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Modality and theory of mind elements across languages / / edited by Werner Abraham, Elisabeth Leiss |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; Boston, : De Gruyter Mouton, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (470 p.) |
Disciplina | 415/.6 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
AbrahamWerner
LeissElisabeth |
Collana | Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs |
Soggetto topico |
Modality (Linguistics)
Cognitive grammar Grammar, Comparative and general - Aspect Grammar, Comparative and general - Mood Grammar, Comparative and general - Tense Language and languages - Philosophy Typology (Linguistics) |
Soggetto non controllato |
Modality
Semantics Syntax Typology |
ISBN |
1-283-85771-5
3-11-027107-9 3-11-027108-7 |
Classificazione | ET 660 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. The foundation : speaker and hearer deixis, shifter, and double displacement -- pt. 2. Instances of deixis and origo in sundry languages. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827065903321 |
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Modes of modality : modality, typology, and universal grammar / / Edited by Elisabeth Leiss, University of Munich ; Werner Abraham, University of Vienna |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (517 p.) |
Disciplina | 415/.6 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
LeissElisabeth
AbrahamWerner |
Collana | Studies in language companion series |
Soggetto topico |
Modality (Linguistics)
Grammar, Comparative and general - Mood Grammar, Comparative and general - Tense Cognitive grammar Typology (Linguistics) Linguistic universals |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 90-272-7079-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Modes of Modality; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Introduction; Elisabeth Leiss & Werner Abraham; Introduction; 1. General background; 2. Formal properties of root vs. epistemic and evidential modality; 3. Modality in typological survey; 4. Interfaces between speech act, conditional, and modality; 5. Modality reconceptualized; 6. Covert modality; References; part i; Formal properties of modality; Interpreting modals by phase heads*; Daigo Akiba; Interpreting modals by phase heads*; 1. Introduction; 2. Root vs. epistemic modals; 2.1 Structural positions; 2.2 Scope
2.2.1 Tense 2.2.2 Adverbs; 2.2.3 Quantifiers; 2.3 Interim summary; 3. The phase-based approach to modal interpretations; 3.1 Phase-by-phase modal interpretation; 3.2 Butler's (2003) analysis; 3.3 Modal interpretations by phase heads; 4. Conclusion; Abbreviations; References; Evidentiality straddling T- and C-domains*; Nadia Varley; Evidentiality straddling T- and C-domains*; 1. Introduction; 2. Approaching the object of inquiry; 2.1 What is evidentiality?; 2.2 Evidential types; 2.3 The ASP/TNS/Mood triplet and evidentiality; 2.3.1 Theoretical background 2.3.2 The perfect paradigm and evidentiality 2.3.3 Usages of the -l morpheme in Bulgarian; 2.3.4 On mirativity; 2.3.5 Modality and evidentiality; 3. The proposal; 3.1 Speas (2004); 3.2 Deixis; 3.3 On the 1/2PRSN vs. 3PRSN asymmetry; 3.4 Person geometry and evidential "vouchers"; 3.5 The structural position(s) of evidentiality; 3.5.1 Epistemic and root modality; 3.5.2 A pervasive asymmetry: i-EVID vs. h-EVID 3.5.2.1 The doings of the left periphery. The main claim of this paper is that there is a sharp distinction to be drawn between hearsay/quotative evidentiality and inferential evidentiality (with mirativity yet a way higher, cf. 2.3.4). This also means t3.5.2.2 Explaining (and redressing) the 'boojum'. In a sequence of papers, Friedman (1982, 1986, 2001) consistently argues that the Bulgarian evidential is an elusive 'boojum', and auxiliary suppliance in conjunction with -l participles subject to (styli; 3.6 Interim considerations; 4. Crossroads of evidentiality 4.1 Logophoricity, logophoric domains, and control 5. Concluding remarks; Abbreviations; References; part ii; Typological surveys; The syntax of modal polyfunctionality revisited; Evidence from the languages of Europe; Björn Hansen; The syntax of modal polyfunctionality revisited; 0. Introduction; 1. The typological data; 2. Approaches to modal polyfunctionality; 2.1 The tradition in Germanic linguistics; 2.2 The typological perspective; 3. A classificatory typology of modal constructions; 3.1 Subject encoding; 3.2 INFL: Subject-predicate agreement 3.2.1 Subject-predicate agreement marking in modal constructions without copula |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453421903321 |
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Modes of modality : modality, typology, and universal grammar / / Edited by Elisabeth Leiss, University of Munich ; Werner Abraham, University of Vienna |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (517 p.) |
Disciplina | 415/.6 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
LeissElisabeth
AbrahamWerner |
Collana | Studies in language companion series |
Soggetto topico |
Modality (Linguistics)
Grammar, Comparative and general - Mood Grammar, Comparative and general - Tense Cognitive grammar Typology (Linguistics) Linguistic universals |
ISBN | 90-272-7079-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Modes of Modality; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Introduction; Elisabeth Leiss & Werner Abraham; Introduction; 1. General background; 2. Formal properties of root vs. epistemic and evidential modality; 3. Modality in typological survey; 4. Interfaces between speech act, conditional, and modality; 5. Modality reconceptualized; 6. Covert modality; References; part i; Formal properties of modality; Interpreting modals by phase heads*; Daigo Akiba; Interpreting modals by phase heads*; 1. Introduction; 2. Root vs. epistemic modals; 2.1 Structural positions; 2.2 Scope
2.2.1 Tense 2.2.2 Adverbs; 2.2.3 Quantifiers; 2.3 Interim summary; 3. The phase-based approach to modal interpretations; 3.1 Phase-by-phase modal interpretation; 3.2 Butler's (2003) analysis; 3.3 Modal interpretations by phase heads; 4. Conclusion; Abbreviations; References; Evidentiality straddling T- and C-domains*; Nadia Varley; Evidentiality straddling T- and C-domains*; 1. Introduction; 2. Approaching the object of inquiry; 2.1 What is evidentiality?; 2.2 Evidential types; 2.3 The ASP/TNS/Mood triplet and evidentiality; 2.3.1 Theoretical background 2.3.2 The perfect paradigm and evidentiality 2.3.3 Usages of the -l morpheme in Bulgarian; 2.3.4 On mirativity; 2.3.5 Modality and evidentiality; 3. The proposal; 3.1 Speas (2004); 3.2 Deixis; 3.3 On the 1/2PRSN vs. 3PRSN asymmetry; 3.4 Person geometry and evidential "vouchers"; 3.5 The structural position(s) of evidentiality; 3.5.1 Epistemic and root modality; 3.5.2 A pervasive asymmetry: i-EVID vs. h-EVID 3.5.2.1 The doings of the left periphery. The main claim of this paper is that there is a sharp distinction to be drawn between hearsay/quotative evidentiality and inferential evidentiality (with mirativity yet a way higher, cf. 2.3.4). This also means t3.5.2.2 Explaining (and redressing) the 'boojum'. In a sequence of papers, Friedman (1982, 1986, 2001) consistently argues that the Bulgarian evidential is an elusive 'boojum', and auxiliary suppliance in conjunction with -l participles subject to (styli; 3.6 Interim considerations; 4. Crossroads of evidentiality 4.1 Logophoricity, logophoric domains, and control 5. Concluding remarks; Abbreviations; References; part ii; Typological surveys; The syntax of modal polyfunctionality revisited; Evidence from the languages of Europe; Björn Hansen; The syntax of modal polyfunctionality revisited; 0. Introduction; 1. The typological data; 2. Approaches to modal polyfunctionality; 2.1 The tradition in Germanic linguistics; 2.2 The typological perspective; 3. A classificatory typology of modal constructions; 3.1 Subject encoding; 3.2 INFL: Subject-predicate agreement 3.2.1 Subject-predicate agreement marking in modal constructions without copula |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790982403321 |
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Modes of modality : modality, typology, and universal grammar / / Edited by Elisabeth Leiss, University of Munich ; Werner Abraham, University of Vienna |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (517 p.) |
Disciplina | 415/.6 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
LeissElisabeth
AbrahamWerner |
Collana | Studies in language companion series |
Soggetto topico |
Modality (Linguistics)
Grammar, Comparative and general - Mood Grammar, Comparative and general - Tense Cognitive grammar Typology (Linguistics) Linguistic universals |
ISBN | 90-272-7079-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Modes of Modality; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Introduction; Elisabeth Leiss & Werner Abraham; Introduction; 1. General background; 2. Formal properties of root vs. epistemic and evidential modality; 3. Modality in typological survey; 4. Interfaces between speech act, conditional, and modality; 5. Modality reconceptualized; 6. Covert modality; References; part i; Formal properties of modality; Interpreting modals by phase heads*; Daigo Akiba; Interpreting modals by phase heads*; 1. Introduction; 2. Root vs. epistemic modals; 2.1 Structural positions; 2.2 Scope
2.2.1 Tense 2.2.2 Adverbs; 2.2.3 Quantifiers; 2.3 Interim summary; 3. The phase-based approach to modal interpretations; 3.1 Phase-by-phase modal interpretation; 3.2 Butler's (2003) analysis; 3.3 Modal interpretations by phase heads; 4. Conclusion; Abbreviations; References; Evidentiality straddling T- and C-domains*; Nadia Varley; Evidentiality straddling T- and C-domains*; 1. Introduction; 2. Approaching the object of inquiry; 2.1 What is evidentiality?; 2.2 Evidential types; 2.3 The ASP/TNS/Mood triplet and evidentiality; 2.3.1 Theoretical background 2.3.2 The perfect paradigm and evidentiality 2.3.3 Usages of the -l morpheme in Bulgarian; 2.3.4 On mirativity; 2.3.5 Modality and evidentiality; 3. The proposal; 3.1 Speas (2004); 3.2 Deixis; 3.3 On the 1/2PRSN vs. 3PRSN asymmetry; 3.4 Person geometry and evidential "vouchers"; 3.5 The structural position(s) of evidentiality; 3.5.1 Epistemic and root modality; 3.5.2 A pervasive asymmetry: i-EVID vs. h-EVID 3.5.2.1 The doings of the left periphery. The main claim of this paper is that there is a sharp distinction to be drawn between hearsay/quotative evidentiality and inferential evidentiality (with mirativity yet a way higher, cf. 2.3.4). This also means t3.5.2.2 Explaining (and redressing) the 'boojum'. In a sequence of papers, Friedman (1982, 1986, 2001) consistently argues that the Bulgarian evidential is an elusive 'boojum', and auxiliary suppliance in conjunction with -l participles subject to (styli; 3.6 Interim considerations; 4. Crossroads of evidentiality 4.1 Logophoricity, logophoric domains, and control 5. Concluding remarks; Abbreviations; References; part ii; Typological surveys; The syntax of modal polyfunctionality revisited; Evidence from the languages of Europe; Björn Hansen; The syntax of modal polyfunctionality revisited; 0. Introduction; 1. The typological data; 2. Approaches to modal polyfunctionality; 2.1 The tradition in Germanic linguistics; 2.2 The typological perspective; 3. A classificatory typology of modal constructions; 3.1 Subject encoding; 3.2 INFL: Subject-predicate agreement 3.2.1 Subject-predicate agreement marking in modal constructions without copula |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807021903321 |
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