L. Rupp

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The Syntax of Imperatives in English and Germanic (eBook, PDF)

Word Order Variation in the Minimalist Framework

Beschreibung

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.

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Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Seitenzahl: 213
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Dezember 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780230505179
• Artikelnr.: 38175879

Rezensionen

'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