The syntax of imperatives in English and Germanic : word order variation in the minimalist framework / Laura Rupp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rupp, Laura, 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Imperative.

English language.

Germanic languages--Grammar, Comparative--English.

Germanic languages.

English language--Grammar, Comparative--Germanic.

Germanic languages--Imperative.

Germanic languages--Word order.

English language--Word order.

Germanic languages--Syntax.

Germanic languages--Mood.

English language--Syntax.

English language--Mood.

English language--Grammar, Comparative.

Germanic languages--Grammar, Comparative.

Physical Description:

ix, 204 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.

Summary:

This informative book 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 Program. At a more general level, the book engages in current debate on one of the key issues in syntactic theory - the motivation for displacement operations in natural language.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-201) and index.

ISBN:

033399342X

OCLC:

50023743