
eBook - ePub
Modality in Underdescribed Languages
Methods and Insights
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- English
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eBook - ePub
Modality in Underdescribed Languages
Methods and Insights
About this book
Current semantic fieldwork research has shown that the study of modality cannot be conducted via translation alone, yet much of what we know about modal expressions across the world's language is still translation-based. This book aims to facilitate the study of modality across more diverse languages and a wider participant base by explaining and illustrating a nuanced set of methods, including storyboards, questionnaires, corpora research, experimental tasks, as well as a discussion of practical semantic fieldwork techniques. The methodological protocols tested and employed by the authors on underdescribed languages - spanning seven different language families - are intended to be applicable as cross-linguistic tools, while also indicating the successes and challenges of their contributions. Expanding the study of modality to a wider set of underdescribed languages will undoubtedly bring new insights into our theoretical understanding of modality and deepen our understanding of a cross-linguistic typology of modal expressions.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction to Modality in underdescribed languages: Methods and insights
- Part I: Contributions of different methods for studying modality
- Part II: Lessons from case studies on underdescribed languages
- Subject index
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Yes, you can access Modality in Underdescribed Languages by Jozina Vander Klok, Núbia Ferreira Rech, Simone Guesser, Jozina Vander Klok,Núbia Ferreira Rech,Simone Guesser in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Languages & Linguistics & Linguistic Semantics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.