23.1697, Books: A Cognitive Linguistic Analysis of the English Imperative: Takahashi

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Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:20:28
From: Paul Peranteau [paul at benjamins.com]
Subject: A Cognitive Linguistic Analysis of the English Imperative: Takahashi

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Title: A Cognitive Linguistic Analysis of the English Imperative 
Subtitle: With special reference to Japanese imperatives 
Series Title: Human Cognitive Processing 35  

Publication Year: 2012 
Publisher: John Benjamins
	   http://www.benjamins.com/

Book URL: http://benjamins.com/catalog/hcp.35 

Author: Hidemitsu Takahashi

Electronic: ISBN:  9789027274762 Pages:  Price: Europe EURO 90.00
Electronic: ISBN:  9789027274762 Pages:  Price: U.S. $ 135.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027223890 Pages:  Price: U.K. £ 90.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027223890 Pages:  Price: U.S. $ 135.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027223890 Pages:  Price: Europe EURO 95.40

Abstract:

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 
imperative force in terms of parameters and numerical values. Furthermore, the 
book applies the theory of Construction Grammar to account for the felicity of 
imperatives in complex sentences. The model of description explains explicitly 
a wide range of phenomena, including frequency of use, prototypical vs. non-
prototypical uses of the English imperative and the choice between longer vs. 
shorter directives including the imperative. "A Cognitive Linguistic Analysis of 
the English Imperative: With Special Reference to Japanese Imperatives" is 
intended for both researchers and students interested in the English imperative 
and Directive Speech Acts at large and for the linguists working within the 
Cognitive Linguistics and/or Construction Grammar approach. 

Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science
                     Syntax

Subject Language(s): English (eng)
                     Japanese (jpn)

Written In: English  (eng)

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