Subjectivity in English : Generative Grammar Versus the Cognitive Theory of Epistemic Grounding
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Metalinguistica: Debrecen Studies in Linguistics
ISBN-10
363149534X
ISBN-13
9783631495346
Publisher
Peter Lang GmbH
Imprint
Peter Lang GmbH
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 1st, 1996
Print length
208 Pages
Weight
278 grams
Dimensions
15.00 x 21.00 x 1.30 cms
Product Classification:
EnglishGrammar, syntax & morphologyGrammar, syntax and morphology
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This volume deals with some theoretical and practical aspects of expressing subjectivity (subjective epistemic modality) in English. Its main concern is cognitive predicates and modal auxiliaries, but it also gives insights on how other elements of the language are capable of expressing epistemic modality. It compares the Theory of Government and Binding, Cognitive Grammar (chiefly Langacker''s version), and to some extent, truth-functional theory from the point of view of how they can account for relevant aspects of the syntax and semantics of elements expressing subjectivity. The book has an obvious cognitive bias, but this does not prevent the author from suggesting substantial modifications in Langacker''s theory of epistemic grounding, which he regards as an essential theoretical tool in handling the linguistic aspects of all problems connected with the expression of subjectivity in English.
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