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The Syntax of Imperatives

The Syntax of Imperatives

Saltarelli, Mario
Alcazar, Asier
Alc Zar, Asier

Hardcover

Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics, Book 140

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ISBN10: 1107005809
ISBN13: 9781107005808
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Jan 23 2014
Pages: 236
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.90 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
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.

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