Description
| Summary: | Modality is the way a speaker modifies her declaratives and other speech acts to optimally assess the common ground of knowledge and belief of the addressee with the aim to optimally achieve understanding and an assessment of relevant information exchange. The contributions in this collection provide insight into modal techniques used in various languages from different areas of the world.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (470 pages) |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| ISBN: | 9783110271089
3110271087
9783110271072
3110271079
1283857715
9781283857710 |
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| Language: | English. |
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| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
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