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The relationship between language and conceptualization remains one of the major puzzles in language research. This monograph addresses this issue by means of a
Language and Conceptualization
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Pages: 294
Authors: Jan Nuyts
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
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To what extent is conceptualisation based on linguistic representation? And to what extent is it variable across cultures, communities or even individuals? Of c
Structure and Function – A Guide to Three Major Structural-Functional Theories
Language: en
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Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-06-30 - Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

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This book and its companion volume present a detailed guide to three major structural-functional theories: Functional Grammar, Role and Reference Grammar and Sy
Epistemic Modalities and Evidentiality in Cross-Linguistic Perspective
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Pages: 432
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-04-09 - Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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This volume explores phenomena which come under the heading of epistemic modalities and evidentiality in more or less well-known languages (Germanic, Romance, B
Adverbs and Modality in English
Language: en
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Authors: Leo Hoye
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This new study on modality in English represents a departure from more traditional approaches to the subject, where the modal auxiliaries have been the usual fo