Ebook: A cognitive linguistic analysis of the English imperative : with special reference to Japanese imperatives

1. List of figures, pix; 2. List of tables, pxi; 3. Abbreviations, pxiii; 4. Acknowledgments, pxv-xvii; 5. 1. Introduction, p1-20; 6. 2. Observing English imperatives in action, p21-56; 7. 3. The meaning of the English imperative, p57-92; 8. 4. Accounting for some of the findings in Chapter 2 and the choice between imperatives and indirect directives, p93-119; 9. 5. Mixed imperative constructions: Passive, progressive, and perfective imperatives in English, p121-135; 10. 6. Conditional imperatives in English, p137-171; 11. 7. English imperatives in concessive clauses, p173-196; 12. 8. Japanese imperatives, p197-219; 13. 9. Conclusions and prospects, p221-224; 14. References, p225-236; 15. Data sources, p237; 16. Name index, p239-240; 17. Subject index, p241-242