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1 online resource (xiv, 221 pages .) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Cambridge studies in linguistics ; 140
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Cambridge studies in linguistics ; 140.
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| Summary |
"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"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; The Syntax of Imperatives; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 1.0 Chapter overview; 1.1 Imperatives in generative grammar; 1.1.1 The imperative clause; 1.1.2 Earlier analyses; 1.2 Proposal; 1.2.1 The "light" performative hypothesis (LPH); 1.3 Preview of following chapters; 2 Imperatives across languages; 2.0 Chapter overview; 2.1 Part I: Confirmed generalizations; 2.1.1 The universality of the imperative clause; 2.1.2 Predicates excluded from the imperative clause; 2.1.3 The subject of the imperative clause vs. vocatives. |
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2.1.4 Optionality of the imperative subject2.2 Part II: Generalizations in need of review; 2.2.1 Imperative verb forms and morphological complexity; 2.2.2 Tense in imperative clauses and imperative verb forms; 2.2.3 Imperative clauses and generalized clause structure; 2.3 Part III: Different interpretations of the typological evidence; 2.3.1 The imperative as a dependent clause; 2.3.2 Beyond second person imperatives: hortatives; 2.3.2.1 Imperative-hortative paradigms; 2.3.2.2 Are hortatives a type of imperative?; 2.4 Part IV: Further similarities/differences in imperatives-hortatives. |
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2.4.1 A markedness hierarchy in imperative-hortative paradigms2.4.2 A person-markedness reversal; 2.5 Part V: The semantics of imperatives in root clauses; 2.5.1 Paradigmatic choices subdividing imperative meaning; 2.5.2 What counts as an indirect speech act for imperatives?; 2.5.3 Core imperative meaning vs. minor sentence types; 2.6 Part VI: The negation of imperative clauses; 2.6.1 The negative imperative puzzle: the ban on true negative imperatives; 2.6.2 New typological data on the negation of imperative clauses; 2.6.3 Sources for split affirmative-negative paradigms. |
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2.6.4 An alternative morphological account2.7 Conclusion; 3 Foundations for an analysis of the imperative clause; 3.0 Chapter overview; 3.1 The minimalist program; 3.1.1 Toward a minimalist analysis of the imperative clause; 3.1.2 The SMT and the revised empirical base; 3.2 Encoding the context of utterance in syntax; 3.2.1 Sigurðsson (2004); 3.2.1.1 Discussion; 3.2.2 Bianchi (2003); 3.2.2.1 Discussion; 3.3 Supporting phenomena for representing indexicality in syntax; 3.3.1 Indexical shift; 3.3.1.1 Indexicals; 3.3.1.2 Monsters; 3.3.1.3 Variation in indexical shift. |
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3.3.1.4 What dependent clauses feature a reported context?3.3.1.5 Summary; 3.3.2 Logophoricity; 3.3.2.1 Reported speech pronouns in African languages; 3.3.2.2 What clauses allow logophoric pronouns?; 3.3.2.3 The meaning of logophoric pronouns; 3.3.2.4 Comparison between indexical shift and logophoricity; 3.3.2.5 Summary; 3.3.3 Conjunct-disjunct person-marking systems; 3.3.3.1 Person interpretation relative to the speech act; 3.3.3.2 On the history of the term; 3.3.3.3 Logophoric uses; 3.3.3.4 On the meaning of conjunct-disjunct systems. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Imperative.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Imperative. |
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax. |
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Language and languages -- Grammars.
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Language and languages -- Grammars. |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Saltarelli, Mario.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Alcázar, Asier. Syntax of imperatives 9781107005808 (DLC) 2013023444 |
| ISBN |
9781139870672 (electronic book) |
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113987067X (electronic book) |
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1139862820 (electronic book) |
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9781139862820 (electronic book) |
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9780511794391 (electronic book) |
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0511794398 (electronic book) |
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1139864963 (electronic book) |
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9781139864961 (electronic book) |
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9781107005808 (hardback) |
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1107005809 (hardback) |
