Models Of Modals
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Author |
: Ilse Depraetere |
Publisher |
: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages |
: 305 |
Release |
: 2023-04-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783110734256 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3110734257 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Synopsis Models of Modals by : Ilse Depraetere
Modal verbs in English communicate delicate shades of meaning, there being a large range of verbs both on the necessity side (must, have to, should, ought to, need, need to) and the possibility side (can, may, could, might, be able to). They therefore constitute excellent test ground to apply and compare different methodologies that can lay bare the factors that drive the speaker’s choice of modal verb. This book is not merely concerned with a purely grammatical description of the use of modal verbs, but aims at advancing our understanding of lexical and grammatical units in general and of linguistic methodologies to explore these. It thus involves a genuine effort to compare, assess and combine a variety of approaches. It complements the leading descriptive qualitative work on modal verbs by testing a diverse range of quantitative methods, while not ignoring qualitative issues pertaining to the semantics-pragmatics interface. Starting from a critical assessment of what constitutes the meaning of modal verbs, different types of empirical studies (usage-based, data-driven and experimental), drawing considerably on the same data sets, shows how method triangulation can contribute to an enhanced understanding. Due attention is also given to individual variation as well as the degree to which modals can predict L2 proficiency level.
Author |
: Marko Malink |
Publisher |
: Harvard University Press |
Total Pages |
: 250 |
Release |
: 2013-11-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780674727540 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0674727541 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis Aristotle’s Modal Syllogistic by : Marko Malink
Aristotle was the founder not only of logic but also of modal logic. In the Prior Analytics he developed a complex system of modal syllogistic which, while influential, has been disputed since antiquity—and is today widely regarded as incoherent. In this meticulously argued new study, Marko Malink presents a major reinterpretation of Aristotle’s modal syllogistic. Combining analytic rigor with keen sensitivity to historical context, he makes clear that the modal syllogistic forms a consistent, integrated system of logic, one that is closely related to other areas of Aristotle’s philosophy. Aristotle’s modal syllogistic differs significantly from modern modal logic. Malink considers the key to understanding the Aristotelian version to be the notion of predication discussed in the Topics—specifically, its theory of predicables (definition, genus, differentia, proprium, and accident) and the ten categories (substance, quantity, quality, and so on). The predicables introduce a distinction between essential and nonessential predication. In contrast, the categories distinguish between substantial and nonsubstantial predication. Malink builds on these insights in developing a semantics for Aristotle’s modal propositions, one that verifies the ancient philosopher’s claims of the validity and invalidity of modal inferences. Malink recognizes some limitations of this reconstruction, acknowledging that his proof of syllogistic consistency depends on introducing certain complexities that Aristotle could not have predicted. Nonetheless, Aristotle’s Modal Syllogistic brims with bold ideas, richly supported by close readings of the Greek texts, and offers a fresh perspective on the origins of modal logic.
Author |
: Beke Hansen |
Publisher |
: BRILL |
Total Pages |
: 437 |
Release |
: 2018-12-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789004381520 |
ISBN-13 |
: 900438152X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Synopsis Corpus Linguistics and Sociolinguistics by : Beke Hansen
In Corpus Linguistics and Sociolinguistics, Beke Hansen analyses variation and change in the modal systems of three second-language varieties of English in Asia by taking a sociolinguistic approach to corpus data. Her study focuses on the modal and semi-modal verbs of strong obligation and necessity in Hong Kong English, Indian English, and Singapore English based on the relevant ICE component corpora. She adopts a typologically-informed perspective on variation in World Englishes by comparing the structures of the speakers’ first languages with the structures of the emergent varieties in the expression of epistemic modality. Beyond this, she analyses language change by constructing apparent-time scenarios to compensate for the lack of diachronic corpora in World Englishes.
Author |
: Roberta Facchinetti |
Publisher |
: Walter de Gruyter |
Total Pages |
: 412 |
Release |
: 2012-02-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783110895339 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3110895331 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Synopsis Modality in Contemporary English by : Roberta Facchinetti
This book offers original theoretical accounts and a wealth of descriptive information concerning modality in present-day English. At the same time, it provides fresh impetus to more general linguistic issues such as grammaticalization, colloquialization, or the interplay between sociolinguistic and syntactic constraints. The articles fall into four sections: (a) the semantics and pragmatics of core modal verbs; (b) the status of emerging modal items; (c) stylistic variation and change; (d) sociolinguistic variation and syntactic models. The book is of considerable value to students and teachers of English and Linguistics at undergraduate and graduate level worldwide.
Author |
: Marianne Celce-Murcia |
Publisher |
: Newbury House |
Total Pages |
: 872 |
Release |
: 1999 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015046874429 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Grammar Book by : Marianne Celce-Murcia
In this highly acclaimed revision, grammatical descriptions and teaching suggestions are organized into sections dealing with Form, Meaning, and Use. THE GRAMMAR BOOK, Second Edition helps teachers and future teachers grasp the linguistic system and details of English grammar, providing more information on how structures are used at the discourse level.
Author |
: Fabrizio Cariani |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 319 |
Release |
: 2021-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781108474771 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1108474772 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Modal Future by : Fabrizio Cariani
A study of the interactions between the semantics, epistemology and metaphysics of the future.
Author |
: Jennifer Coates |
Publisher |
: Routledge Library Editions: Linguistics |
Total Pages |
: 272 |
Release |
: 2015-12-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1138989983 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781138989986 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Semantics of the Modal Auxiliaries by : Jennifer Coates
This book is a report of an investigation into the meanings of the modal auxiliaries in modern British English. The investigation took the form of a large-scale corpus-based project, looking at modal auxiliaries in both written and spoken language, and taking into account stylistic variation. The analysis of a corpus of a ¿real¿ language brings the analyst face-to-face with a problem which has frequently been avoided or ignored in theoretical semantics: language is not an orderly phenomenon, and, as far as meaning is concerned, indeterminacy seems to be a feature of all languages. But it is one thing to recognise the existence of indeterminacy, and another to deal with it adequately. Semantic analysis conventionally consists in distinguishing one meaning from another, in recognising discrete categories, but the acknowledgement of indeterminacy explicitly denies the existence of such discrete categories. This book examines in detail this problem and its relationship to a study of modals.
Author |
: Zu-Qing Qu |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 400 |
Release |
: 2004-08-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1852338075 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781852338077 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Synopsis Model Order Reduction Techniques with Applications in Finite Element Analysis by : Zu-Qing Qu
This monograph explains the principles and applications of model reduction techniques, and the dynamic condensation technique in particular. It covers all the potentially useful condensation methods including static, exact, and iterative dynamic condensation and SEREP.
Author |
: Patrick Blackburn |
Publisher |
: Elsevier |
Total Pages |
: 1260 |
Release |
: 2006-11-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0080466664 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780080466668 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Synopsis Handbook of Modal Logic by : Patrick Blackburn
The Handbook of Modal Logic contains 20 articles, which collectively introduce contemporary modal logic, survey current research, and indicate the way in which the field is developing. The articles survey the field from a wide variety of perspectives: the underling theory is explored in depth, modern computational approaches are treated, and six major applications areas of modal logic (in Mathematics, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Linguistics, Game Theory, and Philosophy) are surveyed. The book contains both well-written expository articles, suitable for beginners approaching the subject for the first time, and advanced articles, which will help those already familiar with the field to deepen their expertise. Please visit: http://people.uleth.ca/~woods/RedSeriesPromo_WP/PubSLPR.html - Compact modal logic reference - Computational approaches fully discussed - Contemporary applications of modal logic covered in depth
Author |
: Jaakko Hintikka |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 225 |
Release |
: 2012-12-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789401017114 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9401017115 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Synopsis Models for Modalities by : Jaakko Hintikka
The papers collected in this volume were written over a period of some eight or nine years, with some still earlier material incorporated in one of them. Publishing them under the same cover does not make a con tinuous book of them. The papers are thematically connected with each other, however, in a way which has led me to think that they can naturally be grouped together. In any list of philosophically important concepts, those falling within the range of application of modal logic will rank high in interest. They include necessity, possibility, obligation, permission, knowledge, belief, perception, memory, hoping, and striving, to mention just a few of the more obvious ones. When a satisfactory semantics (in the sense of Tarski and Carnap) was first developed for modal logic, a fascinating new set of methods and ideas was thus made available for philosophical studies. The pioneers of this model theory of modality include prominently Stig Kanger and Saul Kripke. Several others were working in the same area independently and more or less concurrently. Some of the older papers in this collection, especially 'Quantification and Modality' and 'Modes of Modality', serve to clarify some of the main possibilities in the semantics of modal logics in general.