Imperatives /

Imperative sentences usually occur in speech acts such as orders, requests and pleas. However, they are also used to give advice, and to grant permission and are sometimes found in advertisements, good wishes and conditional constructions. Yet, the relationship between the form of imperatives, and t...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Jary, Mark, 1964- (Author), Kissine, Mikhail (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Series:	Key topics in semantics and pragmatics.
Subjects:	Grammar, Comparative and general > Imperative. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics.