02785cam a2200337 a 4500 15232639 20090831121706.0 080325s2008 ne a b 001 0 eng 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg acquire 2 shelf copies policy default yh55 2008-03-25 yh55 2008-03-25 to yh57 for subj.; yh57 2008-03-25 yh57 2008-03-25 to Dewey aa11 2008-03-27 ps08 2008-09-05 1 copy rec'd., to CIP ver. pv07 2008-09-18 Z-CipVer 2008013779 9789027255112 (hb : alk. paper) (OCoLC)213775707 PK6291 .H65 2008 491/.556 22 Taleghani, Azita H. (Azita Hojatollah) Modality, aspect and negation in Persian / Azita H. Taleghani. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., c2008. viii, 183 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Linguistik aktuell = Linguistics today, 0166-0829 ; v. 128 Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-179) and index. Introduction. The goal of the research ; Persian phrase structure ; Data : tense, aspect, modality, and negation ; Theoretical framework -- Mood and modality in Persian : morpho-syntactic and semantic view. Persian modals : morpho-syntactic classifications ; Persian modals : semantic view ; The interaction of mood and modality ; Persian modals and event structure ; Conclusion -- Persian modals : syntactic representation. Syntactic structure of modals : an overview ; Persian modals : raising or control construction ; Syntactic vs. semantic control ; Restructuring ; Persian modals : structural position ; Conclusion -- Negation. Morpho-syntax of negation cross-linguistically ; Negation : syntactic structure ; Negation in Persian ; Tense and aspect in Persian ; The interaction of negation and tense in Persian ; Aspectual complex predicates and negation ; Conclusion -- Interaction of modality with negation. Two linguistic strategies for showing the interaction of modality and negation ; The interaction of Persian modals and negation : MSS or NP ; The interaction of Persian modality and negation : structural analysis ; Conclusion -- Persian word order : reconsideration. Persian clausal arguments : an overview ; The position of clausal arguments inside Complex Modal Predicates ; Conclusion -- Concluding remarks. Persian language Mood. Persian language Verb. Persian language Aspect. Persian language Negatives. Linguistik aktuell ; Bd. 128. (OCoLC)ocn213775707 DLC DLC YDXCP BTCTA BAKER C#P BWX CDX OHX DLC Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0814/2008013779.html