The modal future : a theory of future-directed thought and talk / Fabrizio Cariani.

"The author's overarching theme of the book is the thesis that thought and talk about the future is modal. The linguistic aspect of this thesis is that the meanings and contents of future-directed claims, like the water will boil are best understood in terms of a fundamental parallel with counterfac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cariani, Fabrizio (Author)
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021.
Subjects:
Modality (Linguistics)
Grammar, Comparative and general > Temporal constructions.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Tense.
Physical Description:xxv, 292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book

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