The Semantics of the Modal Auxiliaries

Name: The Semantics of the Modal Auxiliaries
Brand: Routledge
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By Jennifer Coates

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The analysis of a corpus of a 'real' language brings the analyst face-to-face with a problem which has frequently been avoided or ignored in theoretical semantics: language is not an orderly phenomenon, and, as far as meaning is concerned, indeterminacy seems to be a feature of all languages. But it is one thing to recognise the existence of indeterminacy, and another to deal with it adequately. Semantic analysis conventionally consists in distinguishing one meaning from another, in recognising discrete categories, but the acknowledgement of indeterminacy explicitly denies the existence of such discrete categories. This book examines in detail this problem and its relationship to a study of modals.

Product details

Edition:

1

Number of Pages:

272

Release Date:

2013-12-06

Publication Date:

2013-11-21

Publisher:

Routledge

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

0415723817

ISBN13:

9780415723817

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

[email protected]

Weight:

575 g

Height:

161 cm

Width:

240 cm

Thickness:

19 cm

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