The syntax of imperatives
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
The syntax of imperatives
（Cambridge studies in linguistics, 140）
Cambridge University Press, 2022
- : pbk
Available at / 3 libraries
-
No Libraries matched.
- Remove all filters.
Note
"First published 2014"--T.p. verso
"First paperback edition 2022"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The imperative clause is one of three major sentence types that have been found to be universal across the languages of the world. Compared to declaratives and interrogatives, the imperative type has received diverse analyses in the literature. This cutting-edge study puts forward a new linguistic theory of imperatives, arguing that categories of the speech act, specifically Speaker and Addressee, are conceptually necessary for an adequate syntactic account. The book offers compelling empirical and descriptive evidence by surveying new typological data in critical assessment of competing hypotheses towards an indexical syntax of human language. An engaging read for students and researchers interested in linguistics, philosophy and the syntax of language.
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Imperatives across languages
- 3. Foundations for an analysis of the imperative clause
- 4. The syntax of imperative clauses: a performative hypothesis
- 5. Basque allocutive agreement
- 6. Conclusion.
by "Nielsen BookData"
