Imperative Force ( Concept )
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            |_ Linguistic Property
                  |_ Morphosyntactic Property
                        |_ Force Property
                              |_ Imperative Force

Definition:

A term used in the grammatical classification of sentence types, and usually seen in contrast to indicative, interrogative, etc. An imperative usage (‘an imperative’) refers to verb forms or sentence/clause types typically used in the expression of commands, e.g. 'Go away!' [Crystal 2008: 23]



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Language Code: fuv In Nigerian Fulfulde, the imperative expresses a peremptory command to begin an action that has not yet been started, with an implied 2ndPerson subject.
2009-06-04 13:28:07
njoo?-ee
sit-IMP
Sit down (pl)!

References:
McIntosh (1984:140)


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