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The syntax of imperatives /
"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 lingui...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2014.
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| Colección: | Cambridge studies in linguistics ;
140. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "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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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 221 pages .) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139870672 113987067X 1139862820 9781139862820 9780511794391 0511794398 1139864963 9781139864961 1139698567 9781139698566 1139861565 9781139861564 1139860682 9781139860680 1139868543 9781139868549 |