The Web of Knowledge: Evidentiality at the Cross-Roads

by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald

Knowledge can be expressed in language using a plethora of grammatical means. Four major groups of meanings related to knowledge are Evidentiality: grammatical expression of information source; Egophoricity: grammatical expression of access to knowledge; Mirativity: grammatical expression of expectation of knowledge; and Epistemic modality: grammatical expression of attitude to knowledge. The four groups of categories interact. Some develop overtones...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 900446641X
• ISBN13: 9789004466418
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 156 Pages