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Brinkmann, Hennig. 1973. Information und Realisierung: Zum Zusammenhang zwischen Modalität und Kommunikation. In Sitta, Horst and Klaus Brinker, eds. Studien zur Texttheorie und zur Deutschen Grammatik: Festgabe für Hans Glinz zum 60. Geburtstag. Pädagogischer Verlag Schwann. pp. 130–159.
Publication type
Article in book
Publication language
German
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B. distinguishes two aims of communication, viz. (i) informing the hearer and (ii) making the hearer act (i.e. 'realization'), which can be intertwined in conversation. Modality is defined as the value of an utterance for communication. Different typesof modality are said to be distinguishable on the basis of the opposition information/realization.