Modal verbs, future and grammaticalization in Old Catalan. A cognitive approach

<p>The process of grammaticalization of Catalan modal verbs <em>deure</em>, <em>haver</em> and <em>tenir</em> involves a semantic change, a rise of new meanings and an increase in their semantic network. On the one hand, deontic modal verbs develop inferenti...

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Main Author: Andreu Sentí
Format: Article
Language:Catalan
Published: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 2015-12-01
Series:Catalan Journal of Linguistics
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Online Access:https://revistes.uab.cat/catJL/article/view/162