Evidentiality and epistemic modality in Spanish (semi-)auxiliaries

"This book is the first in-depth study of the conceptual and formal differences between evidential and epistemic auxiliaries in Spanish. The proposed account explores the parallelism between form and meaning and is based on frequency tests in spoken, written, synchronic and diachronic corpora. By doing so, the book not only constitutes a considerable innovation with respect to the previous Spanish accounts in terms of (subject) raising, but also adds a new dimension to Cognitive Grammar notions such as transparency, focal prominence, profile, dynamic reference point and subjectification."--Jacket.

Year

2007

Language

English

Series

Applications of cognitive linguistics -- 5

Publisher

Mouton de Gruyter

Editions

1

Pages

313

ISBN

9783110186116

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