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This work is essentially based on grammaticalization theory – a branch of linguistics which has gained prominence since the 1980s. It focuses on the interacti

This book offers original theoretical accounts and a wealth of descriptive information concerning modality in present-day English. At the same time, it provides

A detailed account of the many uses and functions of these verbs. The nature of modality, and some controversial issues, are also discussed.

This anthology brings together fresh corpus-based research by international scholars. It contrasts southern and northern hemisphere usage on variable elements o

Modals and Quasi-modals in English reports the findings of a corpus-based study of the modals and a set of semantically-related ‘quasi-modals’ in English. T