| The Pragmatics of Modals in Shakespeare Contributor(s): Fisiak, Jacek (Editor), Nakayasu, Minako (Author) |
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ISBN: 3631594003 ISBN-13: 9783631594001 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $106.31 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Drama | Shakespeare |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| LCCN: 2009504659 |
| Series: Polish Studies in English Language and Literature |
| Physical Information: 281 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Modals and related phenomena are without doubt one of the most complicated issues in the grammar of language. This study provides a reappraisal of the modals in Shakespeare's language from the pragmatic viewpoint, both micropragmatic and macropragmatic. The material selected for analysis are modals SHALL, SHOULD, WILL, WOULD, and their contracted forms. Micropragmatic aspects such as speech acts seem relatively easily accessible to historical researchers; however, this study moves further into the macropragmatic dimensions of language use than the earlier ones and covers politeness, dialogue, and discourse analysis. |
