Graded Modality: Qualitative and Quantitative Perspectives
(Part of the Oxford Studies in Semantics and Pragmatics Series)
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This book explores graded expressions of modality, a rich and underexplored source of insight into modal semantics. Studies on modal language to date have largely focussed on a small and non-representative subset of expressions, namely modal auxiliaries such as must, might, and ought. Here, Daniel Lassiter argues that we should expand the conversation to include gradable modals such as more likely than, quite possible, and very good. He provides an...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0198701349
ISBN13:9780198701347
Release Date:August 2017
Publisher:Oxford University Press (UK)
Length:296 Pages
Weight:1.60 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 7.2" x 9.8"
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