Screen LibraryEmerging english modals : a corpus-based study of grammaticalization /
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De Gruyter Mouton,
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| Publisher Address: | Berlin ;Boston : |
| Publication Dates: |
[2011] ©2000 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Topics in english linguistics [tiel] ;
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110820980 http://www.degruyter.com/doc/cover/9783110820980.jpg |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (332pages). |
| ISBN: | 9783110820980 |
| Index Number: | PE1315 |
| CLC: | H314 |
| Contents: |
Frontmatter -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical, methodological and empirical foundations -- 3 HAVE GOT TO/GOTTA and HAVE TO/HAFTA -- 4 WANT TO and WANNA -- 5 Models and motivations for emerging English modals. 5.1 Chapter outline -- 5 Models and motivations for emerging English modals. 5.2 Frequency -- 5 Models and motivations for emerging English modals. 5.3 Mechanisms and pathways of change -- 5 Models and motivations for emerging English modals. 5.4 Towards a model for natural change in spoken and written text types -- 5 Models and motivations for emerging English modals. 5.5 The marginal modals NEED (TO), OUGHT (TO) and DARE (TO) -- 5 Models and motivations for emerging English modals. 5.6 Motivations -- 5 Models and motivations for emerging English modals. 5.7 Gravitation and categorization -- 5 Models and motivations for emerging English modals. 5.8 Some implications of the gravitation model -- 6 Conclusion -- Notes -- Appendices -- References -- Index |