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This typological overview compares the degree to which different languages have means to give expression to modality (possibility, necessity) without lexical an

The volume aims at a universal definition of modality or “illocutionary/speaker’s perspective force” that is strong enough to capture the entire range of

Modality is the way a speaker modifies her declaratives and other speech acts to optimally assess the common ground of knowledge and belief of the addressee wit

An innovative survey that covers the linguistic questions of modality and mood, offering a new model for the phenomenon.

This volume explores in detail the empirical and conceptual content of the definiteness effect in grammar. It brings together a variety of relevant observations