Modality and the English Modals

by F.R. Palmer

This is the result of an investigation of a set of written and spoken texts in order to attain a solution to the problem of the system of modals. The texts are drawn from the Survey of English Usage in University College London. This edition has been revised and the theoretical chapters rewritten.

Genres: Linguistics

196 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1979