Modality in underdescribed languages : methods and insights / edited by Jozina Vander Klok, Núbia Ferreira Rech and Simone Guesser.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vander Klok, Jozina, editor.

Rech, Núbia Ferreira, editor.

Guesser, Simone, editor.

Series:

Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ; 1861-4302 357.

Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ; volume 357, 1861-4302

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Modality (Linguistics).

Physical Description:

vi, 423 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2023]

Summary:

"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." --Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Electronic version : Modality in Underdescribed Languages.

ISBN:

9783110721287

3110721287

OCLC:

1322050432

Publisher Number:

9783110721287