Syntactic Issues in the English Imperative (Routledge Library Editions: Syntax)

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This study, first published in 1998, provides a close investigation of central syntactic issues in the English imperative clause type. It argues that the imperative has largely regular syntactic behaviour within a conventional conception of English clause structure. This title will be of interest to students of language and linguistics. Cover Half Title Title Copyright Original Title Original Copyright Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction The Domain of Investigation Overview Notes 1 Clausal Syntax Introduction English Clause Structure Adverbs Sentential Negation VP Ellipsis Floating Quantifiers Notes 2 Verb Raising Introduction Background Diagnostics Imperatives Subjunctive Clauses Conclusion Notes 3 Imperative Subjects Introduction Discourse Roles Vocatives Imperative Subjects The Null Imperative Subject Appendix: Patterns of Pronominal Agreement Notes 4 Do(n't) in Imperatives Introduction Two Hypotheses Evidence Closing Arguments Appendix: Imperative-Like Constructions with Let Notes 5 The Phrase Structure of Imperatives Introduction The Hypotheses Evidence Against the VP Hypothesis The CP/FP Hypotheses Summary Notes 6 Do Not in Imperatives Introduction A Structural Resolution Imperative I°-to-C° Conclusions Notes References Index