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 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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• Authors: Asier Alcazar, Asier (University of Missouri Alcazar, Asier Alcázar, Mario Saltarelli, Saltarelli Mario
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2024
• EAN: 9781009342445
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0934244-5
• No. of pages: 235
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 227 mm x 12 mm
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics; Print on demand titles
• Subjects: Education and learning; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Linguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Grammar, syntax and morphology