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P. Westney, Modals and periphrastics in English: an investigation into the semantic correspondence between certain English modal verbs and their periphrastic equivalents. Tübingen: Max Niemeyer, 1995. Pp. viii + 225. DM118, ISBN 3 484 30339 5.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 September 2008

F. R. Palmer
F. R. Palmer
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WhitethornsRoundabout LaneWinnershWokinghamBerks RG41 [email protected]
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English Language & Linguistics , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , May 1997 , pp. 181 - 184
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