This book covers the essentials of modality and offers both foundational ideas and cutting edge
advances. The book consists of what are essentially tutorials on modality and modal notions
covering definitions of modality morphosyntactic form conceptual and logical semantics
historical development and acquisition. There are also specific chapters on modality in
Zapotec and American Sign Language which show the range of forms that modal notions can take.
To assist its tutorial function the book closes with a comprehensive conceptual outline of all
the chapters.Key features: textbook covers the essentials of modality Well-known editor
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