Toward the Parameter Hierarchy of Embedded Imperatives

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University of Pennsylvania Working Papers in Linguistics
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Saito, Hiroaki
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This paper investigates cross-linguistic variation in embedded imperatives in terms of syntactic environments in which they can(not) appear, focusing on the availability of embedded imperatives in the clausal complement of verbs and nouns, and relative clauses. I demonstrate that there are four distinct types of languages regarding the possibility of embedded imperatives. I also suggest that there is an implicational relation among these types, which is captured through a parameter hierarchy.

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2017-01-01
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