Emerging English Modals
(Book #32 in the Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] Series)
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This work is essentially based on grammaticalization theory - a branch of linguistics which has gained prominence since the 1980s. It focuses on the interaction between diachrony and synchrony, langue and parole or, for that matter, competence and performance, I-language and Ε-language. It does not see these levels as distinct linguistic domains, as much structurally oriented work does. It is important for the present purposes that such an interactionist view entails that performance effects may over time cause new grammatical code relations. Hence the importance of statistical empirical research, which led the author to adopt a predominantly corpus-based approach.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:3110166542
ISBN13:9783110166545
Release Date:August 2000
Publisher:de Gruyter Mouton
Length:346 Pages
Weight:1.47 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
Age Range:22 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary
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