Grammaticalization, polysemy and iterated modality: the case of should.
This article addresses the question of iterated modality from the twofold perspective of grammaticalization and polysemy through the semantic description of various uses of should in contemporary English, and more particularly that of “meditative-polemic should”. Distinct modal meanings can be found...
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| Language: | English |
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Cercle linguistique du Centre et de l'Ouest - CerLICO
2007-06-01
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| Series: | Corela |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/corela/343 |