Download or read book Japanese Modality written by B. Pizziconi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-10-15 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the nature and scope of modality in Japanese. It contains a review of the history of Japanese modality studies, as well as theoretical and empirical research and is the first collection of studies on Japanese modality written in English and offers a stimulating contrast to existing studies on Western languages.