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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...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Pub. Co.,
2012.
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| Series: | Human cognitive processing ;
v. 35. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 242 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789027274762 9027274762 1280497556 9781280497551 9786613592781 6613592781 |