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Peer reviewedTakahashi, Hidemitsu – Language Sciences, 1994
Characterizes English imperatives in terms of hypotheticality, nonpast, second-person nature, and, in particular, "speaker commitment," which refers to the degree of directive force applied by the speaker toward the addressee carrying out the action. Imperatives, which can be commands or conditions, are ambiguous with respect to speaker…
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Attitude Measures, English, Form Classes (Languages)
