Layers of Modality: On Double Modal Constructions by the Example of Croatian

by Ana Werkmann Horvat and ANA

Much of the literature on modality focuses, at least implicitly, on the occurrence of single modal auxiliaries. However, cross-linguistically, modal auxiliaries can co-occur with one another, but under interesting restrictions. This monograph examines layered modal constructions and the semantic restrictions under which they combine.

The main puzzle addressed in the book is the question of ordering restrictions among modal auxiliaries and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110727315
• ISBN13: 9783110727319
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"