Name index

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. List of figures ix
4. List of tables xi
5. Abbreviations xiii
6. Acknowledgments xv
7. 1. Introduction 1
8. 2. Observing English imperatives in action 21
9. 3. The meaning of the English imperative 57
10. 4. Accounting for some of the findings in Chapter 2 and the choice between imperatives and indirect directives 93
11. 5. Mixed imperative constructions 121
12. 6. Conditional imperatives in English 137
13. 7. English imperatives in concessive clauses 173
14. 8. Japanese imperatives 197
15. 9. Conclusions and prospects 221
16. References 225
17. Data sources 237
18. Name index 239
19. Subject index 241