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
This volume contains ten articles exploring a wide range of issues in the analysis of the imperative clause from a generative perspective. The language data inv
The legendary Greek figure Orpheus was said to have possessed magical powers capable of moving all living and inanimate things through the sound of his lyre and
This volume examines several aspects of the syntax of imperative clauses in English and in a variety of other Germanic languages in the context of the challenge
Imperatives and directive strategies have intrigued both formalists and functionalists. They continue to search for the answers to questions like “what are th