Paul Portner (born 1966) is an American linguist and Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University. He is known for his works on linguistic modality.[1][2][3]

Books edit

  • Modality, Oxford University Press (Studies in Semantics and Pragmatics)
  • What is Meaning?, Blackwell
  • Mood, Oxford University Press.

References edit

  1. ^ Hacquard, Valentine (2010). "Review of Modality (Oxford surveys in semantics and pragmatics)". Language. 86 (3): 739–741. ISSN 0097-8507. JSTOR 40961709.
  2. ^ Kiefer, Ferenc (March 2010). "Paul Portner, Modality (Oxford Surveys in Semantics and Pragmatics). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. Pp. x+288". Journal of Linguistics. 46 (1): 254–259. doi:10.1017/S0022226709990351. ISSN 1469-7742.
  3. ^ "Reviews". Journal of Literary Semantics. 40 (1): 99–109. 1 April 2011. doi:10.1515/jlse.2011.006.

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