A cognitive linguistic analysis of the English imperative : with special reference to Japanese imperatives /
This volume offers the first comprehensive description of English imperatives made from a Cognitive Linguistic perspective. It proposes a new way of explaining the meaning and function of the imperative independently of illocutionary act classifications, which allows for quantifying the strength of...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Pub. Co.,
2012
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Series: | Human cognitive processing ;
v. 35. |
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Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |