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A cognitive linguistic analysis of the English imperative : with special reference to Japanese imperatives /

This volume offers the first comprehensive description of English imperatives made from a Cognitive Linguistic perspective. It proposes a new way of explaining the meaning and function of the imperative independently of illocutionary act classifications, which allows for quantifying the strength of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Takahashi, Hidemitsu
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012.
Colección:Human cognitive processing ; v. 35.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This volume offers the first comprehensive description of English imperatives made from a Cognitive Linguistic perspective. It proposes a new way of explaining the meaning and function of the imperative independently of illocutionary act classifications, which allows for quantifying the strength of imperative force in terms of parameters and numerical values. Furthermore, the book applies the theory of Construction Grammar to account for the felicity of imperatives in complex sentences. The model of description explains explicitly a wide range of phenomena, including frequency of use, prototyp.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 242 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027274762
9027274762
1280497556
9781280497551
9786613592781
6613592781