Download or read book Modal Expressions in English written by Michael R. Perkins and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1983 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work, which is both theoretical and descriptive, covers the entire range of modal expressions in English. It is organized so that the more general issues are dealt with first, followed by a more detailed analysis of the semantics of modal expressions. It is then supplemented by an assessment of how such an analysis is relevant to pragmatic and developmental perspectives on the expression of modality.