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Modality in English and Chinese : A Typological Perspective by Renzhi Li (2004, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherUniversal Publishers

ISBN-101581122357

ISBN-139781581122350

eBay Product ID (ePID)43556243

Product Key Features

Number of Pages372 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameModality in English and Chinese : a Typological Perspective

SubjectChinese

Publication Year2004

TypeLanguage Course

AuthorRenzhi Li

Subject AreaForeign Language Study

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Weight23.5 Oz

Item Length9.8 in

Item Width7.5 in

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SynopsisModality is a grammatical, or semantic-grammatical, category. It is an important component of human languages. This is at least the case in most European languages. To what extent is it a near-universal? This thesis is to contribute to the question. It focuses on modal verbs in English and Chinese, two genetically and geographically unrelated languages, and analyzes what these two languages have in common and how they differ in their systems of modality. To achieve the aim, the thesis adopts the theoretical framework proposed by van der Auwera (1996, 1998 with Plungian, 2001) for the typological study of modality. Its language-specific descriptions involve the morphosyntactic features, notional functions, modal logic, and diachronic development. With these descriptions, it constructs a cross-linguistic database in a uniform, parallel structure. Then on the basis of this database, it deals with the cross-linguistic issues about modality in English and Chinese. Like many of the studies in this area, this research makes use of the well-sampled data in the relevant literature, thereby assuring the same degree of representativeness. When the data do not meet this need, it resorts to computer-based corpora. In the diachronic study of Chinese modality, quantitative analysis is adopted in proposing a development path for the senses of a modal. English translation is given particular attention in the description of Chinese modality and cross-linguistic analyses. One can only know one's own language only if one compares it with other languages. The present study is conducive to a better understanding of English and Chinese. It contributes not only to the investigation of language universals, but also to the study of human cognition and other linguistic or applied linguistic issues.