Imperative Directives: Orientations to Accountability
(2016)
Journal Article
Kent, A., & Kendrick, K. (2016). Imperative Directives: Orientations to Accountability. Research on Language and Social Interaction, 272-288. https://doi.org/10.1080/08351813.2016.1201737
Our analysis proceeds from the question that if grammar alone is insufficient to identify the action of an imperative (e.g., offering, directing, warning, begging, etc.), how can interlocutors come to recognize the specific action being performed by... Read More about Imperative Directives: Orientations to Accountability.