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Modality, subjectivity, and semantic change : a cross-linguistic perspective /

This book is a cross-linguistic exploration of semantic and functional change in modal markers. Its approach is broadly functional typological but makes frequent reference to work in formal semantics by scholars such as Angelika Kratzer and Paul Portner. The author starts by considering what modalit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Narrog, Heiko
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Series:Oxford linguistics.
Subjects:
Modality (Linguistics)
Subjectivity (Linguistics)
Comparative linguistics.
Modalité (Linguistique)
Subjectivité (Linguistique)
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Syntax.
Comparative linguistics
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1 Introduction""; ""1.1 The study of modality and subjectivity""; ""1.2 Goals of this book""; ""1.3 Theoretical orientation/Principles of the approach""; ""2 Modality and Subjectivity""; ""2.1 Modality""; ""2.1.1 Definition""; ""2.1.2 Subcategories""; ""2.1.3 Modality, mood, and illocution""; ""2.2 Subjectivity in language""; ""2.2.1 From Bréal to Lyons""; ""2.2.2 The pragmatic approach""; ""2.2.3 The conceptualist approach""; ""2.2.4 Differences and commonalities""; ""2.2.5 The cognitive-pragmatic approach""
  • ""2.2.6 Intersubjectivity and objectivity""""2.3 Subjectivity in modality""; ""2.3.1 Approaches to subjectivity in modality""; ""2.3.2 Structural and non-structural criteria for subjectivity in modal expressions""; ""2.3.3 Conclusion and proposal""; ""2.3.4 The place of intersubjectivity""; ""2.4 A new model of modality and mood""; ""2.4.1 Volitive vs. non-volitive modality""; ""2.4.2 Speech act-oriented vs. event-oriented modality""; ""2.4.3 Integrating volitivity and speech act orientation""; ""3 Modality and Semantic Change""; ""3.1 Semantic change and modal polysemy""
  • ""3.1.1 Classification of changes: types, processes, or mechanisms?""""3.1.2 Mechanisms of semantic change""; ""3.1.3 Contexts of change""; ""3.1.4 Motivations for semantic change""; ""3.1.5 Directionality of semantic change""; ""3.1.6 (Inter)subjectification""; ""3.2 Hypotheses about the directionality of semantic change in modality""; ""3.2.1 Individual directionalities: from â€?deonticâ€? or â€?rootâ€? to epistemic""; ""3.2.2 Subjectification in modality""; ""3.2.3 Bybee et al.â€?s paths of grammaticalization involving modality""; ""3.2.4 A semantic map of modality""
  • ""3.2.5 The perspective in generative grammar""""3.3 A new proposal""; ""3.3.1 Semantic change as category climbing""; ""3.3.2 Semantic change as increased speech act orientation""; ""3.3.3 Change in the area of modality and mood""; ""4 Illustrating the Model: Some Case Studies""; ""4.1 Change within modality""; ""4.1.1 English can""; ""4.1.2 American Spanish capaz""; ""4.1.3 Japanese be-""; ""4.2 From modality into mood""; ""4.2.1 Japanese be- continued""; ""4.2.2 Japanese -(a)m-""; ""4.3 From modality to illocutionary modification""
  • ""4.3.1 From epistemic possibility to illocutionary modification""""4.3.2 From speculative to illocutionary modification: daroo""; ""4.4 Into modality""; ""4.4.1 â€?Likenessâ€? marker> inferential evidential: rasi-""; ""4.4.2 From voice to modality: -(r)are-""; ""4.5 Into mood""; ""4.5.1 From aspect to tense and mood: -Ta""; ""4.5.2 From aspect to subordinating mood: -Tari""; ""4.6 Summary""; ""5 Cross-Linguistic Patterns of Polysemy and Change within Modality and Mood""; ""5.1 The data in Bybee et al. (1994)""; ""5.2 Overview of the data""