Imperatives and commands /

This is the first cross-linguistic study of imperatives, and commands of other kinds, across the world's languages. It makes a significant and original contribution to the understanding of their morphological, syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic characteristics. The author discusses the role imp...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Aĭkhenvalʹd, A. I͡U. (Aleksandra I͡Urʹevna)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2010.
Series:Oxford studies in typology and linguistic theory.
Subjects:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Imperative.
Impératif (Linguistique)
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Imperative
Kontrastive Linguistik
Imperativ
Aufforderungssatz
Gebiedende wijs.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This is the first cross-linguistic study of imperatives, and commands of other kinds, across the world's languages. It makes a significant and original contribution to the understanding of their morphological, syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic characteristics. The author discusses the role imperatives and commands play in human cognition and how they are deployed in different cultures, and in doing so offers fresh insights on patterns of human interaction and communcation. Alexandra Aikhenvald examines the ways of framing commands, or command strategies, in languages that do not have special i.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 500 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780191548925
0191548928

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