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Evidentiality in German G. Diewald 1st edition
Evidentiality in German
G. Diewald
The book is a comprehensive study of the evidential system in German. It focuses on the constructions scheinen ´;seem´, drohen ´;threaten´, versprechen ´;promise´ + zu-infinitive,and werden ´;become´ + infinitive. The main idea is that with the diachronic development of these constructions we are witnessing the genesis of a new grammatical category in German.
| Media | Books Book |
| Released | August 27, 2010 |
| ISBN13 | 9783110240696 |
| Publishers | De Gruyter Mouton |
| Pages | 366 |
| Dimensions | 153 × 22 × 227 mm · 713 g |
| Language | German |
| Contributor | Elena Smirnova |
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