The Syntax of Imperatives in English and Germanic :
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[Book]
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Word Order Variation in the Minimalist Framework.
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Basingstoke :
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Palgrave Macmillan,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2002.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (215 pages)
CONTENTS NOTE
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Imperatives and the Minimalist Program; 2 Functional Categories in Imperative Clause Structure; 3 (C)overt Imperative Subjects; 4 The Syntax and Status of do(n't) in Imperatives; 5 The Syntax of Subjects in Imperatives; 6 Marking Negation; 7 Imperative Subjects in Germanic; 8 Discussion; Notes; References; Index.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This volume examines several aspects of the syntax of imperative clauses in English and in a variety of other Germanic languages in the context of the challenge that apparent optional movement poses for the Minimalist Programme.