Modality and Theory of Mind Elements across Languages.

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 with the aim to optimally achieve understanding and an assessment of relevant information exchange. The contributions in this collection provid...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Abraham, Werner
Other Authors:	Leiss, Elisabeth
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin : De Gruyter, 2012.
Series:	Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ; 243.
Subjects:	Modality (Linguistics) Cognitive grammar. Grammar, Comparative and general > Aspect. Grammar, Comparative and general > Mood. Grammar, Comparative and general > Tense. Language and languages > Philosophy. Typology (Linguistics)