The Grammaticalization of Tense, Aspect, Modality and Evidentiality: A Functional Perspective

Book Overview

This book brings together a series of contributions to the study of grammaticalization of tense, aspect, and modality from a functional perspective. All contributions share the aim to uncover the functional motivations behind the processes of grammaticalization under discussion, but they do so from different points of view.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110517299
• ISBN13: 9783110517293
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 315 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary