- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (xxiv, 328 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Summary
- This book focuses on the form and the function of commands--directive speech acts such as pleas, entreaties, and orders--from a typological perspective. A team of internationally-renowned experts in the field examine the interrelationship of these speech acts with cultural stereotypes and practices, as well as their origins and development, especially in the light of language contact.
- Series Statement
- Oxford linguistics
- Explorations in linguistic typology ; 8
- Uniform Title
- Commands (Online)
- Oxford linguistics.
- Explorations in linguistic typology ; v. 8.
- Subject
- Note
- Series statement "Oxford linguistics" from dust jacket.
- "Language and Culture Research Centre, James Cook University"--Title page.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- LCCN
- 2016960644
- OCLC
- ssj0001912646
- Title
Commands [electronic resource] : a cross-linguistic typology / edited by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald and R.M.W. Dixon.
- Imprint
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2017.
- Edition
First edition.
- Series
Oxford linguistics
Explorations in linguistic typology ; 8
Oxford linguistics.
Explorations in linguistic typology ; v. 8.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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- Added Author
Aĭkhenvalʹd, A. I︠U︡. (Aleksandra I︠U︡rʹevna)
Dixon, Robert M. W., 1939-