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 imperative...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jary, Mark 1964- (Author), Kissine, Mikhail (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge University Press 2014.
Series:Key topics in semantics and pragmatics
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