This study, first published in 1998, provides a close investigation of central syntactic issues in the English imperative clause type. It argues that the imperative has largely regular syntactic behaviour within a conventional conception of English clause structure. This title will be of interest to students of language and linguistics.
Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction;
1. Clausal Syntax
2. Verb
Raising
3. Imperative Subjects
4. Do(nt) in Imperatives
5. The Phrase
Structure of Imperatives
6. Do Not in Imperatives; References; Index
Eric Potsdam
