• Media type: E-Book
  • Title: Modality, subjectivity, and semantic change : a cross-linguistic perspective
  • Contributor: Narrog, Heiko [Author]
  • Published: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012
  • Extent: 1 online resource
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199694372.001.0001
  • ISBN: 9780191742279
  • Identifier:
  • RVK notation: ET 660 : Grammatische Kategorien (Kasus, Tempus, Modus usw.)
  • Keywords: Chinesisch > Japanisch > Deutsch > Englisch > Modalität
  • Origination:
  • Footnote: Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on July 9, 2012)
  • Description: This text is a cross-linguistic exploration of semantic and functional change in modal markers. With a focus on Japanese and - to a lesser extent - Chinese, it is a countercheck to hypotheses built on the Indo-European languages.