Modality, Subjectivity, and Semantic Change —— A Cross-Linguistic Perspective

----- 语态、主语与语义变化：跨语言视角

ISBN: 9780199694372 出版年：2012 页码：348 Narrog, Heiko Oxford University Press

This book is a cross-linguistic exploration of semantic and functional change in modal markers. With a focus on Japanese and to a lesser extent Chinese the book is a countercheck to hypotheses built on the Indo-European languages. It also contains numerous illustrations from other languages.