Mood and Modality

F. R. Palmer (University of Reading), P. Austin, John Bresnan , B. Comrie

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Cambridge University Press
04 June 2001

linguistics; Grammar, syntax

Series: Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics

Since the publication of F. R. Palmer's first edition of Mood and Modality in 1986, when the topic of

'modality' was fairly unfamiliar, there has been considerable interest in the subject as well as in grammatical typology in general. Modality is concerned with mood (subjunctive etc.) and with modal markers such as English modal verbs (can, may, must etc.) and is treated as a single grammatical category found in most of the languages of the world. In his investigation of this category, Palmer draws on a wealth of examples from a wide variety of languages. He discusses in detail familiar features in a number of mainly European languages, and also looks at less familiar features including 'evidential' systems and the contrast of realis/irrealis, both to be found in unrelated languages.

By: F. R. Palmer (University of Reading), P. Austin
Series edited by: John Bresnan, B. Comrie, S. Crain
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 423g
ISBN: 9780521804790
ISBN 10: 0521804795
Series: Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
Pages: 260
Publication Date: 04 June 2001
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active