TY - BOOK ID - 14302517 TI - Interpreting imperatives PY - 2012 SN - 9400722680 9786613456311 1283456311 9400722699 PB - Dordrecht [The Netherlands] : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Grammar, Comparative and general -- Clauses. KW - Grammar, Comparative and general -- Imperative. KW - Language and languages -- Imperative. KW - Grammar, Comparative and general KW - Language and languages KW - Languages & Literatures KW - Philology & Linguistics KW - Imperative KW - Clauses KW - Imperative. KW - Clauses. KW - Imperative (Grammar) KW - Jussive (Grammar) KW - Linguistics. KW - Semantics. KW - Philosophy of Language. KW - Philosophy. KW - Sentences KW - Syntax KW - Mood KW - Verb KW - Linguistics KW - Formal semantics KW - Semasiology KW - Semiology (Semantics) KW - Comparative linguistics KW - Information theory KW - Lexicology KW - Meaning (Psychology) KW - Language and languages—Philosophy. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:14302517 AB - Imperative clauses are recognized as one of the major clause types alongside those known as declarative and interrogative. Nevertheless, they are still an enigma in the study of meaning, which relies largely on either the concept of truth conditions or the concept of information growth—neither of which are easily applied to imperatives. This book puts forward a fresh perspective. It analyzes imperatives in terms of modalized propositions, and identifies an additional, presuppositional, meaning component that makes an assertive interpretation inappropriate. The author shows how these two elements can help explain the varied effects imperatives have, depending on their usage context. Imperatives have been viewed as elusive components of language because they have a range of functions that makes them difficult to unify theoretically. This fresh view of the semantics-pragmatics interface allows for a uniform semantic analysis while accounting for the pragmatic versatility of imperatives.  . ER -