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Epistemic Meaning
This book is intended to contribute to the clarification of the linguistic research area covered by the terms modal, evidential and epistemic. It sets out to demonstrate that on cross-linguistic grounds a hitherto overlooked epistemic meaning domain must be given due recognition in linguistic theory, on a par with domains such as time and number. The relevant domain is coherent, but at the same time complex in that it consists of two subdomains: one which comprises degree-of-certainty meanings, and one which comprises information-source meanings.
The book offers three arguments for giving recognition to such a meaning domain. The first argument concerns the clustering of linguistic expressions with epistemic meaning into morphosyntactically delimited systems of elements. The second argument has to do with the variation pertaining to the coding of epistemic meanings, as highlighted in a semantic map of epistemic expressions. The third argument turns upon the scope properties of epistemic meanings and the morphosyntactic reflections of these properties.
Finally, the book proposes a unified cognitive analysis of epistemic meaning in terms of which it attempts to account for the properties of the epistemic meaning domain as well as of individual epistemic meanings.
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Most Probably: Epistemic Modality in Old Babylonian
The system that any language uses to express evaluations,
judgments, estimations, and non-real situations tends to be
complicated and poorly understood, and this has certainly been the
case, historically, for Akkadian. In this study, Nathan Wasserman
presents the fruit of 15 years of study of the epistemic modal
system of Old Babylonian, which represents one of the better-known
and best-documented periods of the Akkadian language.
As Wasserman notes, the interplay of philology, linguistics, and
psychology that are involved in understanding any modal system make
coming to conclusions a difficult enterprise. And though many
questions remain unanswered, in this clearly organized and
presented monograph, he guides the reader through a study of each
modal word/particle, its etymology, syntax, and usage, on the basis
of an examination of most of the Old Babylonian examples published
thus far. He thus arrives at a general view of epistemic modality
in Old Babylonian.
Wasserman's monograph is a work that will add significantly to
our understanding of Old Babylonian language and the interpretation
of texts and will become the benchmark for further study of verbal
modality in Akkadian and other Semitic languages.
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Perspectives on Multimodality
This volume sign posts several paths of multimodality research and theory-building today. The chapters represent a cross-section of current perspectives on multimodal discourse with a special focus on theoretical and methodological issues (mode hierarchies, modelling semiotic resources as multiple semiotic systems, multimodal corpus annotation). In addition, it discusses a wide range of applications for multimodal description in fields like mathematics, entertainment, education, museum design, medicine and translation.
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Discourse modality : subjectivity, emotion and voice in the Japanese language
The emotional aspects of language have so far not received the attention they deserve. This study focuses on nonpropositional, i.e. expressive and interactional meanings of Japanese signs, with special emphasis on understanding their cognitive, psychological and social meanings. It shows how the Japanese language is richly endowed to express personal voice and emotive nuances, and confronts the theoretical issues related to this. The author proposes a new theoretical framework for Discourse Modality, a primary concern for Japanese speakers, to analyze the 'expressiveness' of language.
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