Interpreting Imperatives

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Magdalena Kaufmann

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Springer
27 October 2011

Philosophy of language; Semantics

Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy

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.

By: Magdalena Kaufmann
Imprint: Springer
Edition: 2012
Volume: 88
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 594g
ISBN: 9789400722682
ISBN 10: 9400722680
Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 27 October 2011
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Setting the Scene .- 2. How to Handle Imperatives in Semantics .- 3. Imperatives as Graded Modals .- 4. From Modalized Propositions to Speech Acts .- 5. Possibility Readings .- Embedding Imperatives .- References .- Index.

Reviews for Interpreting Imperatives

From the reviews: This book provides an analysis of imperatives that aims to unify the study of their linguistic form with that of their various potential uses. ... A benefit of this book is that linguists of different areas may find it useful. Because it includes in-depth syntactic analyses of imperatives, as well as semantic and pragmatic ones, different chapters target different audiences. Most linguists interested in imperatives would likely find the whole book helpful ... . (Mary Johnson, The Linguist List, February, 2013)