Evidentiality and Epistemic Modality in Spanish (Semi-)Auxiliaries (eBook)

A Cognitive-Functional Approach

Bert Cornillie (Autor)

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2007
326 Seiten
De Gruyter (Verlag)
978-3-11-020448-3 (ISBN)

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This book is the first in-depth study of the conceptual and formal differences between evidential and epistemic auxiliaries in Spanish. The proposed account explores the parallelism between form and meaning and is based on frequency tests in spoken, written, synchronic and diachronic corpora. By doing so, the book not only constitutes a considerable innovation with respect to the previous Spanish accounts in terms of (subject) raising, but also adds a new dimension to Cognitive Grammar notions such as transparency, focal prominence, profile, dynamic reference point and subjectification.

Bert Cornillie, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.

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Bert Cornillie, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.

Inhalt

Frontmatter 1
Contents 9
Chapter 1 Background, objectives and methodology 15
Chapter 2 Evidentiality with parecer and resultar 29
Chapter 3 Degrees of transparency and subjectification with parecer and resultar 71
Chapter 4 Evidentiality and modality with prometer andamenazar 99
Chapter 5 Partial transparency with modal prometer andamenazar 136
Chapter 6 Subjectification of prometer and amenazar 164
Chapter 7 Evidentiality, modality and transparency with poder, deber and tener que 195
Chapter 8 Epistemic and evidential modals: modal grounding and subjectification 238
Chapter 9 General conclusions 267
Backmatter 276

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"Bert Cornillie's book represents a valuable and interesting contribution to the studies of the evidentiality and epistemic modality by providing a thorough case study of their form and function in Spanish."
Barbara Shaffer in: Review in Cognitive Linguistic 8:1/2010

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.8.2008
• Reihe/Serie: Applications of Cognitive Linguistics [ACL]
• Reihe/Serie: Applications of Cognitive Linguistics [ACL]
• Reihe/Serie: ISSN
• Reihe/Serie: ISSN
• Zusatzinfo: 8 b/w ill., 44 b/w tbl.
• Verlagsort: Berlin/Boston
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Romanistik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: Cognitive linguistics • Cognitive Linguistics; Spanish /language • Kognitive Linguistik • Spanisch /Sprache • Spanish /language
• ISBN-10: 3-11-020448-7 / 3110204487
• ISBN-13: 978-3-11-020448-3 / 9783110204483