TY - BOOK ID - 77934359 TI - The modal system of earlier Egyptian complement clauses : a study in pragmatics in a dead language. PY - 2007 VL - 26 SN - 1281921424 9786611921422 9047420489 9789047420484 9789004158313 9004158316 9781281921420 6611921427 PB - Leiden Brill DB - UniCat KW - Complementszinnen KW - Egyptisch. KW - Pragmatiek KW - Egyptian language KW - Afroasiatic languages KW - Clauses. KW - Grammar. KW - Clauses KW - Grammar KW - Egyptien (Langue) KW - Grammaire KW - Egyptian language - Clauses KW - Egyptian language - Grammar UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77934359 AB - The present work proposes a novel analysis of Complement Clauses in Earlier Egyptian language. Contrary to previous assumptions, the grammatical organisation of these constructions is shown to be based on differentiation between Realis and Irrealis modality. The different types of complement clauses attested in Earlier Egyptian are surveyed utilising recent linguistic research on modality and pragmatics. The discussion is based on numerous examples from the ancient texts and on comparisons with many other languages. Emerging from this investigation is a coherent and principled system for expressing Realis and Irrealis meaning in this most ancient of written languages. This book is of notable value to Egyptologists working with texts and to all those interested in modality, grammar, and cognition. ER -