From agent-oriented modality to sequential
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Alexandra Vydrina✝
Abstract
The paper provides an analysis of an unusual type of polysemy of a modal marker which so far has not been in the focus of the studies dealing with semantics and grammaticalization paths of modal meaning, namely the polysemy between the modal meaning of obligation and the sequential meaning. Modal meaning and the dependent status of a clause may be related because they are both characterized by the lack of assertiveness. This hypothesis is explored in the diachronic perspective on the example of Kakabe data.
Abstract
The paper provides an analysis of an unusual type of polysemy of a modal marker which so far has not been in the focus of the studies dealing with semantics and grammaticalization paths of modal meaning, namely the polysemy between the modal meaning of obligation and the sequential meaning. Modal meaning and the dependent status of a clause may be related because they are both characterized by the lack of assertiveness. This hypothesis is explored in the diachronic perspective on the example of Kakabe data.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
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Part I. Formal properties of modality
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1 Formal properties of modality
- Interpreting modals by phase heads 19
- Evidentiality straddling T- and C-domains 43
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Part II. Typological surveys
- The syntax of modal polyfunctionality revisited 89
- Mora da as a marker of modal meanings in Macedonian 127
- Modal semantics and morphosyntax of the Latvian DEBITIVE 167
- Deontic or epistemic? habēre as a modal marker of future certainty in Macedonian 193
- Epistemic, evidential and attitudinal markers in clause-medial position in Cantonese 219
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Part III. Interfaces between mood and modality
- Modal particles in rationale clauses and related constructions 263
- Modal particles in causal clauses 291
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Part IV. Modality conceptualizations
- Enablement and possibility 319
- The modal category of sufficiency 353
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Part V. Diachronic derivation
- From agent-oriented modality to sequential 379
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Part VI. Covert modality
- A rare case of covert modality 409
- (C)Overt epistemic modality and its perspectival effects on the textual surface 457
- Dimensions of implicit modality in Igbo 485
- Index 507
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
-
Part I. Formal properties of modality
-
1 Formal properties of modality
- Interpreting modals by phase heads 19
- Evidentiality straddling T- and C-domains 43
-
Part II. Typological surveys
- The syntax of modal polyfunctionality revisited 89
- Mora da as a marker of modal meanings in Macedonian 127
- Modal semantics and morphosyntax of the Latvian DEBITIVE 167
- Deontic or epistemic? habēre as a modal marker of future certainty in Macedonian 193
- Epistemic, evidential and attitudinal markers in clause-medial position in Cantonese 219
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Part III. Interfaces between mood and modality
- Modal particles in rationale clauses and related constructions 263
- Modal particles in causal clauses 291
-
Part IV. Modality conceptualizations
- Enablement and possibility 319
- The modal category of sufficiency 353
-
Part V. Diachronic derivation
- From agent-oriented modality to sequential 379
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Part VI. Covert modality
- A rare case of covert modality 409
- (C)Overt epistemic modality and its perspectival effects on the textual surface 457
- Dimensions of implicit modality in Igbo 485
- Index 507
