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The Syntax of Imperatives in English and Germanic

Word Order Variation in the Minimalist Framework

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Imperatives and the Minimalist Program

    • Laura Rupp
    Pages 1-20

  3. Functional Categories in Imperative Clause Structure

    • Laura Rupp
    Pages 21-43

  4. (C)overt Imperative Subjects

    • Laura Rupp
    Pages 45-72

  5. The Syntax and Status of do(n’t) in Imperatives

    • Laura Rupp
    Pages 73-96

  6. The Syntax of Subjects in Imperatives

    • Laura Rupp
    Pages 97-120

  7. Marking Negation

    • Laura Rupp
    Pages 121-144

  8. Imperative Subjects in Germanic

    • Laura Rupp
    Pages 145-161

  9. Discussion

    • Laura Rupp
    Pages 163-172

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 173-204
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About this book

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.

Reviews

'This book has commendable empirical coverage, comprising data from Early Modern English as well as other Germanic languages. The review and critique of previous work on imperatives is thorough and extensive, and the proposed analysis raises many interesting questions that any theoretical framwork would have to address. It makes a valuable contribution, not only to the area of imperatives but also to the area of clause structure in general!' - Chung-hye Han, English Language and Linguistics

About the author

LAURA RUPP is a Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam. She undertook her doctoral research at the University of Essex.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Syntax of Imperatives in English and Germanic

  • Book Subtitle: Word Order Variation in the Minimalist Framework

  • Authors: Laura Rupp

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230505179

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Language & Linguistics Collection, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2003

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-99342-2Published: 10 December 2002

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-43205-9Published: 01 January 2003

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-50517-9Published: 10 December 2002

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 213

  • Topics: Comparative Linguistics, Grammar, Semantics, Syntax

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