Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. Modality and ENGAGEMENT in British and German political interviews 5
5. The intersubjective function of modal adverbs 23
6. Intersubjective positioning in French and English 37
7. Challenges in contrast 73
8. Interruption in advanced learner French 97
9. Closeness and distance 123
10. The nominative and infinitive in English and Dutch 143
11. Index 181