The Morphosyntax of Imperatives

The Morphosyntax of Imperatives
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 295
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ISBN-10 : 9780198733270
ISBN-13 : 0198733275
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Download or read book The Morphosyntax of Imperatives written by Daniela Isac and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book 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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