37.1891, TOC: Evolutionary Linguistic Theory 7 / 1/2 (2026)

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Date: 26-May-2026
From: Eric Burgstede [eric at benjamins.nl]
Subject: Evolutionary Linguistic Theory Vol. 7, No. 1/2 (2026)


Publisher: John Benjamins
                        http://www.benjamins.com/

Journal Title: Evolutionary Linguistic Theory
Volume Number: 7
Issue Number: 1/2
Issue Date: 20260525

Subtitle: Special Issue: Modality in the Architecture of Language

Main Text:

2025.  v, 207 pp.
Table of Contents
Obituary
In memoriam
p. 1
Introduction
The Nature of Modality: Werner Abraham’s Perspective
Ermenegildo Bidese & Manuela Caterina Moroni
pp. 2–9
Articles
>From Needing to Wanting: Taking a Deep Dive into Abraham’s Modal
Protosoup
Jakob Maché
pp. 10–50
Perspectival Mechanisms of Modality: Semantic Shifts of Modal Verb
sollen (‘shall’) + inf. in German
Stefan Hinterwimmer & Sonja Zeman
pp. 51–79
Modality and Illocutionary Force: Problems for Complementation and
Assignment of Attitudes
Björn Wiemer
pp. 80–124
Modal Particles as Test Case for Multi-layer Approaches to Commitment
and Assertion
Pierre-Yves Modicom
pp. 125–147
Transitioning Developmental Paths in Modal Flavors: An Experimental
Pilot Study
Kurt Erbach & Remus Gergel
pp. 148–174
The Rise of Epistemic Modal Verbs in German
Augustin Speyer
pp. 175–190
The Middle-field Restriction of Germanic Modal Particles: A
Historical-Comparative Solution to Abraham’s Paradox
Marco Coniglio
pp. 191–207

Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
                     Language Acquisition
                     Neurolinguistics
                     Psycholinguistics




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