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Evaluation in text typesEdited by Monika Bednarek
[Functions of Language 15:1] 2008
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Edited by Monika Bednarek
[Functions of Language 15:1] 2008
► pp. 152–170
Book review
. The expression of modality [The expression of cognitive categories (ECC), 1. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, 2006. x + 268 pp. ISBN 13: 978-3-11-018435-8(hb) 10: 3-11-018435-4(hb) 13: 978-3-11-018436-5(pb) 10: 3-11-018436-2(pb) , . Modality: Studies in form and function. London and Oakville: Equinox, 2005. vi + 279 pp. ISBN 1-904768-97-0(hb) and. (De)coding modality: The case of must, may, måste and kan [Lund Studies in English, 113]. Lund: Lund University, 2006. 238 pp. ISBN 91-975158-2-5 / 0076-1451
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