A cognitive linguistic analysis of the English imperative [[electronic resource] ] : with special reference to Japanese imperatives / / Hidemitsu Takahashi |
Autore | Takahashi Hidemitsu |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (260 p.) |
Disciplina | 425/.6 |
Collana | Human cognitive processing |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Imperative
English language - Syntax English language - Grammar, Comparative - Japanese Japanese language - Grammar, Comparative - English |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-49755-6
9786613592781 90-272-7476-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
A Cognitive Linguistic Analysis of the English Imperative; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; List of figures; List of tables; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 Aim and scope of the book; 1.2 Theoretical framework; 1.3 Data; 1.4 The structure of the book; 1.5 Key concepts; 1.5.1 Schema of the English imperative; 1.5.2 Prototype of the English imperative; 1.5.3 Force Exertion (outline); 1.5.4 Force Exertion (specific applications); 1.5.5 Second Person Subject; 1.5.6 Compatibility between constructions
Chapter 2. Observing English imperatives in action 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 What are the most frequent verbs in English imperatives?; 2.3 Four most frequent verbs and their usage patterns; 2.3.2 tell; 2.3.3 let; 2.3.4 look; 2.4 Four other frequent verbs; 2.4.1 come and go; 2.4.2 give and take; 2.5 Overt negation; 2.6 Common accompaniments of the English imperative; 2.7 Summary; Notes; Chapter 3. The meaning of the English imperative; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Previous research; 3.2.1 Anti-force account; 3.2.2 Illocutionary force account 3.2.3 Cognitive Grammar accounts of indirect directive speech acts 3.3 Inadequacies of previous analyses; 3.4 Schema of the English imperative; 3.5 Prototype of the English imperative; 3.5.1 Force Exertion; 3.5.2 Specific applications; 3.5.3 Second Person Subject; 3.6 Summary; Notes; Chapter 4. Accounting for some of the findings in Chapter 2 and the choice between imperatives and i; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Accounting for some of the findings in Chapter 2; 4.2.1 Preference for first person objects; 4.2.2 The systematic appearance of overt negation with a specific class of verbs and adjectives 4.3 Choosing between plain imperatives and indirect directives 4.3.1 Previous claims; 4.3.2 Indirect directives in The Sky is Falling; 4.3.3 Plain imperatives in The Sky is Falling; 4.4 Summary; Notes; Chapter 5. Mixed imperative constructions: Passive, progressive, and perfective imperatives in English; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Constructions and compatibility between constructions; 5.3 Imperatives with passive verbs; 5.4 Imperatives with perfect verbs; 5.5 Imperatives with progressive verbs; 5.6 Summary; Notes; Chapter 6. Conditional imperatives in English; 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Previous findings and proposals 6.2.1 Non-Relevance Theoretic accounts; 6.2.2 Relevance Theoretic account; 6.3 Problems with Relevance Theoretic and non-RT analyses; 6.4 And conditional imperatives: A Construction Grammar account; 6.4.1 The and conditional imperative as a distinct construction; 6.4.2 Left-subordinating and; 6.4.3 The imperative in the and conditional imperative is not allowed to exert maximally strong forc; 6.5 Or conditional imperatives: A Construction Grammar account; 6.5.1 Asymmetric or 6.5.2 The imperative in the or conditional imperative is not only prototypical but maximally strong |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461273703321 |
Takahashi Hidemitsu | ||
Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
A cognitive linguistic analysis of the English imperative [[electronic resource] ] : with special reference to Japanese imperatives / / Hidemitsu Takahashi |
Autore | Takahashi Hidemitsu |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (260 p.) |
Disciplina | 425/.6 |
Collana | Human cognitive processing |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Imperative
English language - Syntax English language - Grammar, Comparative - Japanese Japanese language - Grammar, Comparative - English |
ISBN |
1-280-49755-6
9786613592781 90-272-7476-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
A Cognitive Linguistic Analysis of the English Imperative; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; List of figures; List of tables; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 Aim and scope of the book; 1.2 Theoretical framework; 1.3 Data; 1.4 The structure of the book; 1.5 Key concepts; 1.5.1 Schema of the English imperative; 1.5.2 Prototype of the English imperative; 1.5.3 Force Exertion (outline); 1.5.4 Force Exertion (specific applications); 1.5.5 Second Person Subject; 1.5.6 Compatibility between constructions
Chapter 2. Observing English imperatives in action 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 What are the most frequent verbs in English imperatives?; 2.3 Four most frequent verbs and their usage patterns; 2.3.2 tell; 2.3.3 let; 2.3.4 look; 2.4 Four other frequent verbs; 2.4.1 come and go; 2.4.2 give and take; 2.5 Overt negation; 2.6 Common accompaniments of the English imperative; 2.7 Summary; Notes; Chapter 3. The meaning of the English imperative; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Previous research; 3.2.1 Anti-force account; 3.2.2 Illocutionary force account 3.2.3 Cognitive Grammar accounts of indirect directive speech acts 3.3 Inadequacies of previous analyses; 3.4 Schema of the English imperative; 3.5 Prototype of the English imperative; 3.5.1 Force Exertion; 3.5.2 Specific applications; 3.5.3 Second Person Subject; 3.6 Summary; Notes; Chapter 4. Accounting for some of the findings in Chapter 2 and the choice between imperatives and i; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Accounting for some of the findings in Chapter 2; 4.2.1 Preference for first person objects; 4.2.2 The systematic appearance of overt negation with a specific class of verbs and adjectives 4.3 Choosing between plain imperatives and indirect directives 4.3.1 Previous claims; 4.3.2 Indirect directives in The Sky is Falling; 4.3.3 Plain imperatives in The Sky is Falling; 4.4 Summary; Notes; Chapter 5. Mixed imperative constructions: Passive, progressive, and perfective imperatives in English; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Constructions and compatibility between constructions; 5.3 Imperatives with passive verbs; 5.4 Imperatives with perfect verbs; 5.5 Imperatives with progressive verbs; 5.6 Summary; Notes; Chapter 6. Conditional imperatives in English; 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Previous findings and proposals 6.2.1 Non-Relevance Theoretic accounts; 6.2.2 Relevance Theoretic account; 6.3 Problems with Relevance Theoretic and non-RT analyses; 6.4 And conditional imperatives: A Construction Grammar account; 6.4.1 The and conditional imperative as a distinct construction; 6.4.2 Left-subordinating and; 6.4.3 The imperative in the and conditional imperative is not allowed to exert maximally strong forc; 6.5 Or conditional imperatives: A Construction Grammar account; 6.5.1 Asymmetric or 6.5.2 The imperative in the or conditional imperative is not only prototypical but maximally strong |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790022303321 |
Takahashi Hidemitsu | ||
Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
A cognitive linguistic analysis of the English imperative : with special reference to Japanese imperatives / / Hidemitsu Takahashi |
Autore | Takahashi Hidemitsu |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (260 p.) |
Disciplina | 425/.6 |
Collana | Human cognitive processing |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Imperative
English language - Syntax English language - Grammar, Comparative - Japanese Japanese language - Grammar, Comparative - English |
ISBN |
1-280-49755-6
9786613592781 90-272-7476-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
A Cognitive Linguistic Analysis of the English Imperative; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; List of figures; List of tables; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 Aim and scope of the book; 1.2 Theoretical framework; 1.3 Data; 1.4 The structure of the book; 1.5 Key concepts; 1.5.1 Schema of the English imperative; 1.5.2 Prototype of the English imperative; 1.5.3 Force Exertion (outline); 1.5.4 Force Exertion (specific applications); 1.5.5 Second Person Subject; 1.5.6 Compatibility between constructions
Chapter 2. Observing English imperatives in action 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 What are the most frequent verbs in English imperatives?; 2.3 Four most frequent verbs and their usage patterns; 2.3.2 tell; 2.3.3 let; 2.3.4 look; 2.4 Four other frequent verbs; 2.4.1 come and go; 2.4.2 give and take; 2.5 Overt negation; 2.6 Common accompaniments of the English imperative; 2.7 Summary; Notes; Chapter 3. The meaning of the English imperative; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Previous research; 3.2.1 Anti-force account; 3.2.2 Illocutionary force account 3.2.3 Cognitive Grammar accounts of indirect directive speech acts 3.3 Inadequacies of previous analyses; 3.4 Schema of the English imperative; 3.5 Prototype of the English imperative; 3.5.1 Force Exertion; 3.5.2 Specific applications; 3.5.3 Second Person Subject; 3.6 Summary; Notes; Chapter 4. Accounting for some of the findings in Chapter 2 and the choice between imperatives and i; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Accounting for some of the findings in Chapter 2; 4.2.1 Preference for first person objects; 4.2.2 The systematic appearance of overt negation with a specific class of verbs and adjectives 4.3 Choosing between plain imperatives and indirect directives 4.3.1 Previous claims; 4.3.2 Indirect directives in The Sky is Falling; 4.3.3 Plain imperatives in The Sky is Falling; 4.4 Summary; Notes; Chapter 5. Mixed imperative constructions: Passive, progressive, and perfective imperatives in English; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Constructions and compatibility between constructions; 5.3 Imperatives with passive verbs; 5.4 Imperatives with perfect verbs; 5.5 Imperatives with progressive verbs; 5.6 Summary; Notes; Chapter 6. Conditional imperatives in English; 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Previous findings and proposals 6.2.1 Non-Relevance Theoretic accounts; 6.2.2 Relevance Theoretic account; 6.3 Problems with Relevance Theoretic and non-RT analyses; 6.4 And conditional imperatives: A Construction Grammar account; 6.4.1 The and conditional imperative as a distinct construction; 6.4.2 Left-subordinating and; 6.4.3 The imperative in the and conditional imperative is not allowed to exert maximally strong forc; 6.5 Or conditional imperatives: A Construction Grammar account; 6.5.1 Asymmetric or 6.5.2 The imperative in the or conditional imperative is not only prototypical but maximally strong |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813981803321 |
Takahashi Hidemitsu | ||
Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Non-declarative sentences [[electronic resource] /] / Richard Zuber |
Autore | Zuber R |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1983 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (133 p.) |
Disciplina | 425 |
Collana | Pragmatics & beyond |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Sentences
English language - Interrogative English language - Imperative English language - Interjections English language - Semantics |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-35950-2
9786613359506 90-272-8036-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | NON-DECLARATIVE SENTENCES; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; 0. INTRODUCTION; 1. INTENSIONAL RELATIONS; 2. INDIRECT NON-DECLARATIVES; 3. UNDERSTANDING QUESTIONS; 4. NON-DECLARATIVES; 5. QUESTIONS AND CONDITIONALS; 6.TENTATIVE CONCLUSIONS; FOOTNOTES; NOTES; REFERENCES |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457778103321 |
Zuber R | ||
Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1983 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Non-declarative sentences / / Richard Zuber |
Autore | Zuber Ryszard |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., , 1983 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (133 pages) |
Disciplina | 425 |
Collana | Pragmatics & beyond |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Sentences
English language - Interrogative English language - Imperative English language - Interjections English language - Semantics |
ISBN |
1-283-35950-2
9786613359506 90-272-8036-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | NON-DECLARATIVE SENTENCES; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; 0. INTRODUCTION; 1. INTENSIONAL RELATIONS; 2. INDIRECT NON-DECLARATIVES; 3. UNDERSTANDING QUESTIONS; 4. NON-DECLARATIVES; 5. QUESTIONS AND CONDITIONALS; 6.TENTATIVE CONCLUSIONS; FOOTNOTES; NOTES; REFERENCES |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781549403321 |
Zuber Ryszard | ||
Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., , 1983 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Non-declarative sentences / / Richard Zuber |
Autore | Zuber Ryszard |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., , 1983 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (133 pages) |
Disciplina | 425 |
Collana | Pragmatics & beyond |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Sentences
English language - Interrogative English language - Imperative English language - Interjections English language - Semantics |
ISBN |
1-283-35950-2
9786613359506 90-272-8036-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | NON-DECLARATIVE SENTENCES; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; 0. INTRODUCTION; 1. INTENSIONAL RELATIONS; 2. INDIRECT NON-DECLARATIVES; 3. UNDERSTANDING QUESTIONS; 4. NON-DECLARATIVES; 5. QUESTIONS AND CONDITIONALS; 6.TENTATIVE CONCLUSIONS; FOOTNOTES; NOTES; REFERENCES |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819759203321 |
Zuber Ryszard | ||
Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., , 1983 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Syntactic issues in the English imperative / / Eric Potsdam |
Autore | Eric Potsdam |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxfordshire, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (370 pages) |
Disciplina | 425 |
Collana | Routledge Library Editions : Syntax |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Syntax
English language - Imperative |
ISBN |
1-315-44748-7
1-315-44747-9 1-315-44746-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910162854703321 |
Eric Potsdam | ||
Oxfordshire, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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True to form [[electronic resource] ] : rising and falling declaratives as questions in English / / Christine Gunlogson |
Autore | Gunlogson Christine |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Routledge, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (116 p.) |
Disciplina | 421/.6 |
Collana | Outstanding dissertations in linguistics |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Imperative
English language - Interrogative English language - Intonation English language - Sentences |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
962-7283-87-8
0-415-86507-7 1-280-07600-3 0-203-50201-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; True to Form; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; Abstract; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Overview; 1.2 Assumptions; 1.3 Previous accounts; 2. The Distribution of Declarative Questions; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Declarative bias; 2.3 Lack of Speaker commitment; 2.4 Reconciling bias with lack of commitment; 3. Modeling Bias and Neutrality; 3.1 The discourse context; 3.2 Declarative meaning and locution meaning; 3.3 Interrogative meaning; 3.4 Locutionary bias and neutrality; 3.5 Entailment, uninformativeness, and vacuousness; 3.6 Operating on commitment sets
4. Questioning4.1 Uninformativeness and questioning; 4.2 The Contextual Bias Condition on declarative questions; 4.3 pphlar questions defined; 4.4 The distribution of rising declarative questions revisited; 4.5 What reiterative questions are good for; 5. Conclusion; 5.1 Review of the analysis; 5.2 Intonational meaning, sentence type, and context; 5.3 Future developments; 5.4 In closing; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450837003321 |
Gunlogson Christine | ||
New York, : Routledge, 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
True to form [[electronic resource] ] : rising and falling declaratives as questions in English / / Christine Gunlogson |
Autore | Gunlogson Christine |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Routledge, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (116 p.) |
Disciplina | 421/.6 |
Collana | Outstanding dissertations in linguistics |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Imperative
English language - Interrogative English language - Intonation English language - Sentences |
ISBN |
1-135-88544-3
962-7283-87-8 0-415-86507-7 1-280-07600-3 0-203-50201-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; True to Form; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; Abstract; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Overview; 1.2 Assumptions; 1.3 Previous accounts; 2. The Distribution of Declarative Questions; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Declarative bias; 2.3 Lack of Speaker commitment; 2.4 Reconciling bias with lack of commitment; 3. Modeling Bias and Neutrality; 3.1 The discourse context; 3.2 Declarative meaning and locution meaning; 3.3 Interrogative meaning; 3.4 Locutionary bias and neutrality; 3.5 Entailment, uninformativeness, and vacuousness; 3.6 Operating on commitment sets
4. Questioning4.1 Uninformativeness and questioning; 4.2 The Contextual Bias Condition on declarative questions; 4.3 pphlar questions defined; 4.4 The distribution of rising declarative questions revisited; 4.5 What reiterative questions are good for; 5. Conclusion; 5.1 Review of the analysis; 5.2 Intonational meaning, sentence type, and context; 5.3 Future developments; 5.4 In closing; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784099903321 |
Gunlogson Christine | ||
New York, : Routledge, 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
True to form : rising and falling declaratives as questions in English / / Christine Gunlogson |
Autore | Gunlogson Christine |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Routledge, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (116 p.) |
Disciplina | 421/.6 |
Collana | Outstanding dissertations in linguistics |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Imperative
English language - Interrogative English language - Intonation English language - Sentences |
ISBN |
1-135-88544-3
962-7283-87-8 0-415-86507-7 1-280-07600-3 0-203-50201-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; True to Form; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; Abstract; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Overview; 1.2 Assumptions; 1.3 Previous accounts; 2. The Distribution of Declarative Questions; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Declarative bias; 2.3 Lack of Speaker commitment; 2.4 Reconciling bias with lack of commitment; 3. Modeling Bias and Neutrality; 3.1 The discourse context; 3.2 Declarative meaning and locution meaning; 3.3 Interrogative meaning; 3.4 Locutionary bias and neutrality; 3.5 Entailment, uninformativeness, and vacuousness; 3.6 Operating on commitment sets
4. Questioning4.1 Uninformativeness and questioning; 4.2 The Contextual Bias Condition on declarative questions; 4.3 pphlar questions defined; 4.4 The distribution of rising declarative questions revisited; 4.5 What reiterative questions are good for; 5. Conclusion; 5.1 Review of the analysis; 5.2 Intonational meaning, sentence type, and context; 5.3 Future developments; 5.4 In closing; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825376903321 |
Gunlogson Christine | ||
New York, : Routledge, 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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