The morphosyntax of imperatives /
This volume studies the properties of imperative clauses in the context of a theory of universal grammar. The analysis, based on data from a wide range of languages, accounts for patterns in the interaction of imperative mood with phenomena like negation, restrictions on grammatical subjects, and th...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2015.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This volume studies the properties of imperative clauses in the context of a theory of universal grammar. The analysis, based on data from a wide range of languages, accounts for patterns in the interaction of imperative mood with phenomena like negation, restrictions on grammatical subjects, and the possibility of embedding imperative clauses. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191797798 0191797790 |