Development of Modality in First Language Acquisition: A Cross-Linguistic Perspective

by Ursula Stephany

Book Overview

This book deals with the development of modality from a crosslinguistic perspective and is closely related to two earlier volumes on the development of verb and nominal inflection in first language acquisition (SOLA 21 and 30) both methodologically and theoretically. Each of the fourteen contributions studies the early development of the form and function of expressions of deontic and dynamic agent-oriented modality or epistemic and evidential...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501520717
• ISBN13: 9781501520716
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 603 Pages
• Weight: 2.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary