The Syntax of Imperatives

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 comparatively less attention. Using compelling empirical evidence, this cutting-edge study presents a new linguistic theory of imperatives.

• | : Asier Alcazar (University of Missouri, Columbia), Mario Saltarelli (University of Southern California)
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Dec 15, 2022
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 235 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-10: 1009342444
• | ISBN-13: 9781009342445