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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
Affiliation:
WhitethornsRoundabout LaneWinnershWokinghamBerks RG41 5ADllspalmf@reading.ac.uk

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