How Long to Read Covert Patterns of Modality

How Long Does it Take to Read Covert Patterns of Modality?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 30 minutes to read Covert Patterns of Modality by Werner Abraham

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This typological overview compares the degree to which different languages have means to give expression to modality (possibility, necessity) without lexical and direct inflectional means. The criterial patterns derive from a variety of languages such as German, English, Chinese, French, Scandinavian, Italian, Romanian, Russian, Polish, and Gothic as well as Old High German. They encompass mainly the auxiliaries HAVE and BE, together with either an infinitival embedding of a full verb linked by the infinitival preposition TO, or other aspectual means. It is demonstrated that what appears as typical covert modal expressions in the Germanic languages, and the Indo-European ones in a wider sense, cannot be seen as a recurrent pattern in non-Indo-European languages. Yet, there are recurrent and plausible forms that allow for generalizations.

How long is Covert Patterns of Modality?

Covert Patterns of Modality by Werner Abraham is 450 pages long, and a total of 112,500 words.

This makes it 152% the length of the average book. It also has 137% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Covert Patterns of Modality Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 14 minutes to read Covert Patterns of Modality aloud.

What Reading Level is Covert Patterns of Modality?

Covert Patterns of Modality is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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