English Modality
Marín-Arrese, Juana I. / Auwera, Johan Van Der / Arús Hita, Jorge / Carretero, Marta
The book presents new issues and areas of work in modality and evidentiality in English(es), and in relation to other European languages (French, Galician, Lithuanian, Spanish). Given the complexity of the relations among modal and evidential expressions, their constant diachronic evolution, and the variation found in different English-speaking areas, and in different genres and discourse domains, the volume addresses the following issues: the...