Modality-Aspect Interfaces: Implications and Typological Solutions

Modality-Aspect Interfaces......Page 2
Editorial page......Page 3
Title page......Page 4
LCC data......Page 5
Table of contents......Page 6
List of contributors......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Introduction......Page 12
1. The logical disposition about the aspect-modality link......Page 13
2. The cross-linguistic extension......Page 15
3. The typological aspect-modality inversion......Page 16
4.1 General contingencies......Page 18
4.3 Typologically solid confirmation: Synchronic references......Page 19
4.5 Aspect-Modality Interface Generalization/AMIG III......Page 21
5. Typological Aspect-Modality Interface Generalization/AMIG V......Page 22
6. Final view......Page 23
References......Page 24
General......Page 26
1. The undisputed default relations between verb meaning and aspect assignment......Page 28
2. Aspects and tense forms: The logical connections in Russian......Page 30
3. Aspects and forms of modality: The general logical connections......Page 31
References......Page 37
The silent and aspect-driven patterns of deonticity and epistemicity......Page 40
1.2 The aspectual affinity of modals in synchrony and diachrony......Page 41
1.3 The classification of modals in terms of binary opposition......Page 43
1.4 Abraham’s generalizations in the light of the terminological fine-tuning of modality......Page 49
2.1 Deonticity and perfectivity from a historical perspective......Page 50
2.2 Epistemicity, imperfectivity, definiteness, and negation......Page 52
2.3 Epistemicity, imperfectivity, and tense......Page 55
3. Modals in the Slavic languages......Page 57
4.1 The non-equivalence of modal adverbs with epistemic modals......Page 59
4.2 On the functional equivalence of epistemic modals and evidentials: Conclusion......Page 63
Primary sources......Page 64
Secondary references......Page 65
1. Introduction......Page 68
2.1 Generic modality......Page 70
2.2 Aspectual interactions with modality types......Page 73
2.3 Semantic roles and modality......Page 75
3.1 Generic aspect......Page 77
3.2 Propositional aspect......Page 81
3.3 Evidentiality and epistemic meanings......Page 83
4. Data under investigation......Page 84
5.1 Semantic explanations......Page 87
5.2 Quantitative justification......Page 96
6. Conclusions......Page 98
References......Page 101
1. The aim and the scope of the study......Page 106
2. The terms......Page 107
3. The starting question......Page 108
4. The current explanations of the incompatibility......Page 109
5. Categorial status of the progressive: Traditional approach......Page 112
6. The discourse function of the progressive......Page 115
6.1 The progressive and future time reference......Page 117
6.2 The progressive aspect and present time reference......Page 118
7. An explanation of why the progressive cannot be used in the imperative mood......Page 119
References......Page 120
1. Introduction......Page 122
2.1 Possibility and necessity in German......Page 124
2.3 Modal auxiliaries of possibility in Armenian......Page 126
2.4 Aspect in Russian and Armenian......Page 127
2.6 Necessity in Russian......Page 128
3. Epistemic functions of possibility......Page 129
3.1 Root modality with wide scope......Page 130
3.2 Is root modality with wide scope distinct from epistemic modality?......Page 131
4. Necessity......Page 133
4.1 Aspect in necessity expressions in Armenian......Page 134
4.2 Aspect in necessity expressions in Russian......Page 135
5. Conclusion......Page 136
Primary sources......Page 137
Secondary references......Page 138
Slavic......Page 142
1. Introduction......Page 144
2. The relevance of micro-grammatical contexts in the sense of the Slovene Model of Natural Syntax (SMNS)......Page 145
4. Epistemic and root modality and their markedness......Page 147
5. Modal verbs in Slovene......Page 149
6. Samples and methodology......Page 151
7. Statistical data analysis......Page 152
8. Collocation tendencies of epistemic and root structures with marked parameter variants......Page 156
9. Findings and reflections......Page 166
10. Conclusion and outlook......Page 168
Secondary references......Page 169
1. Introduction......Page 172
2. The system of aspectual-temporal forms in Modern Russian......Page 176
3.1 Markedness relations......Page 178
4.1 Markedness relations......Page 182
4.2 Modal meanings......Page 183
5.1 Standard contexts for the forms of the imperfective and the perfective present tense......Page 185
5.2 Non-standard contexts for present tense forms of the perfective and imperfective aspects......Page 190
6. Summary......Page 194
References......Page 197
1. Introduction......Page 200
2. Aspect in negative imperatives – function and interpretation......Page 203
3. Aspectual coercion in prohibitive negative imperatives......Page 206
4. Coercive processes in preventive negative imperatives......Page 214
5. Summary......Page 218
References......Page 219
1.1 Internal possibility (≈ "ability")......Page 222
1.2 External possibility......Page 224
1.3 Deontic possibility (≈ "permission")......Page 225
1.4 Epistemic possibility (≈ "lack of knowledge")......Page 226
2.2 External necessity......Page 228
2.3 Deontic necessity (= "moral obligation")......Page 229
2.4 Epistemic necessity (≈ "probability")......Page 230
3. Discussion of disputable examples from the national corpus of Russian......Page 233
References......Page 235
African......Page 238
2. The clause structure in Gungbe......Page 240
2.1 Tense, mood, and aspect markers......Page 242
3. The interpretation of modality......Page 252
3.1 Root modality......Page 253
3.2 Epistemic modality......Page 257
3.3 Interaction with aspect......Page 258
4. Conclusion......Page 262
References......Page 263
1. Introduction......Page 266
1.1 A sketch of some relevant Igbo structures......Page 267
1.2 The issue of modality......Page 273
2. From compulsion to possibility......Page 274
2.1 The main verbs -gá "go" and -gá "thread"......Page 275
2.2 The auxiliary verb -gá “shall”......Page 276
2.3 The modal uses of the auxiliary gá and the modal suffixes......Page 278
3. From ability to possibility......Page 282
3.1 -nwé íké "have strength/power; be able/can"......Page 283
3.2 -pu "be able/can"......Page 287
3.3 _nwu “able”......Page 289
4. From appropriateness to possibility......Page 292
4.1 -kwésí "be appropriate/suitable"......Page 293
4.2 -tósí "be appropriate/suitable"......Page 294
5. Aspect-modality interaction......Page 295
6. Summary and conclusion......Page 297
References......Page 300
Asian......Page 302
1. Introduction......Page 304
2. The balance between aspect and modality (the Leiss question)......Page 306
3. The nature of the deontic-perfective, epistemic-imperfective link......Page 310
4. Aspect in Japanese – a brief orientation......Page 317
5. Empirical study......Page 318
6. Possible counterexamples......Page 325
7. The crucial factor in deontic vs. epistemic interpretation......Page 327
8. Conclusion......Page 328
References......Page 329
1. Introduction......Page 334
2. Evaluating sentence (Handan-bun): An expression of the unmarked epistemic modality......Page 335
3. Expressing the speaker’s intended modality through the particle?......Page 337
4. Predicate types according to sentence types: The epistemicity-imperfectivity affinity......Page 341
5. Evaluating sentence with a verbal predicate: Emergence of the deontic meaning?......Page 344
6.1 A reversal of grammaticalization: From subjectivity(origo-related) to objectivity (subject-related)?......Page 346
6.2 Emerging epistemicity/deonticity: The discrepancy between form and referent......Page 347
7. A further perspective: Another realization of the modality in Japanese and A-M Link......Page 348
8. Conclusion......Page 351
References......Page 352
Amerindian......Page 354
1. Introduction......Page 356
2. The Lakota data......Page 357
2.1 -kinica “proximative, intentional”......Page 359
2.2 tkhá ‘‘past tense with various aspectual and/or modal meaning components......Page 363
3.1 -kinica ‘‘proximative, intentional’’: From deontic modality to perfective aspect......Page 373
3.2 tkhá ‘‘past + aspectual and/or modal meaning component’’: No evidence for diachronic aspect-modality links......Page 376
4. Conclusions......Page 377
References......Page 378
Creole......Page 382
1. Preliminaries......Page 384
2. TAM in Saramaccan......Page 385
3. The modal system in Saramaccan......Page 387
4. Aspect and modality......Page 389
5. Conclusion......Page 391
References......Page 392
Diachronic......Page 394
1. Introductory remarks......Page 396
2. The reanalysis of preterit presents......Page 398
3.1 [CAN]......Page 400
3.2 [MAY]......Page 402
4. Modality and aspectuality – and conclusion......Page 406
Primary sources......Page 408
Secondary references......Page 409
1. Recent proposals – a synopsis......Page 410
2. The emergence of epistemic modals......Page 412
2.2 Epistemic modals in Schmid’s Neuwe Welt (1567)......Page 413
3. Root modals modifying situations......Page 418
4. Implementing the contrast......Page 423
4.1 A pragmatic solution – Maienborn (2003)......Page 424
4.2 Saving Kratzer (1995)......Page 427
5. Root modals determining temporal reference......Page 428
6. The transparency of epistemic and quotative modals......Page 434
8. A short sketch of grammaticalisation......Page 436
References......Page 438
Index of authors......Page 442
Index of subjects......Page 444
The series Typological Studies in Language......Page 448