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1 online resource (xii, 232 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Studies in language companion series ; v. 74
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Studies in language companion series ; v. 74.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-229) and index. |
| Contents |
Epistemic Modality Functional properties and the Italian system; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; I. THE NOTIONAL CATEGORY OF EPISTEMIC MODALITY; II. A TYPOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION OF EPISTEMIC SYSTEMS; III. EPISTEMIC MODALITY IN ITALIAN; IV. SEMANTIC OPPOSITIONS; V.A TYPOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF ITALIAN EPISTEMIC MODALITY; VI. INFLECTIONAL AND DISTRIBUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS. THE (LOW) PERFORMATIVITY OF ITALIAN EPISTEMIC MODALITY; VII. ASPECTUAL CONSTRAINTSON THE PROPOSITIONAL CONTENT. |
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VIII. THE INCOMPLETENESS OF THE PROPOSITIONAL CONTENTAND THE METAPROPOSITIONALITY OF EPISTEMIC MODALITYIX. A DIACHRONIC HYPOTHESIS; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; SUBJECT INDEX; The series Studies in Language Companion Series. |
| Summary |
This volume offers an original theoretical and methodological approach to the hotly debated issue of epistemic modality. The analysis is conducted in a rigorous typological frame developed after a careful consideration of a wealth of cross-linguistic data, and focuses on Italian, a language often disregarded in comparative analyses. The complexity of the Italian epistemic system provides relevant information that will undoubtedly foster a better understanding of the topic. A new definition of epistemic modality is proposed on a functional basis and the structure of the Italian epistemic system. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Italian language -- Modality.
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Italian language. |
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Italian language -- Semantics.
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Italian language -- Semantics. |
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Epistemics.
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Epistemics. |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Pietrandrea, Paola. Epistemic modality. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2005 9027230846 (DLC) 2005053634 (OCoLC)61362235 |
| ISBN |
9789027285348 (electronic book) |
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9027285349 (electronic book) |
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9027230846 |
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9789027230843 |
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