Modality in English : theory and description /

This volume presents two kinds of studies on English modality. On the one hand, there are strongly empirical, corpus-based studies of individual uses of English modal auxiliaries and modal constructions, such as may in interrogatives, might in concessive clauses, shall and may vs must in legal Engli...

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Other Authors: Salkie, Raphael, Busuttil, Pierre, Auwera, Johan van der
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : M. de Gruyter, 2009
Series:Topics in English linguistics ; 58.
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