Cross-linguistic Semantics of Tense, Aspect, and Modality
- ISBN-10
- 9027288933
- ISBN-13
- 9789027288936
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 406
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-11-30
- Publisher
- John Benjamins Publishing
- Authors
- Andrej Malchukov, Lotte Hogeweg, Helen de Hoop
Description
In recent years, we have witnessed, on the one hand, an increased interest in cross-linguistic data in formal semantic studies, and, on the other hand, an increased concern for semantic issues in language typology. However, only few studies combine semantic and typological research for a particular semantic domain (such as the papers in Bach et al. (1995) on quantification and Smith (1997) on aspect). This book brings together formal semanticists with a cross-linguistic perspective and/or those working on lesser-known languages, and typologists interested in semantic theory, to discuss semantic variation in the specific domain of Tense, Aspect, and Mood/Modality.
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