Title :
Imperative sentences with assertive mood
Author :
Pu Li ; Hao Zhao
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Language, Xinjiang Univ., Urumqi, China
Abstract :
Imperative sentences with assertive mood(ISAM), being positioned between typical declarative sentences and typical imperative sentences, appear as declarative sentences, but perform the function of imperative sentences. They are characterized by their verbs indicating action classification and the verbs are named “performative verbs”. The essay firstly explains why an imperative sentence with assertive mood can perform imperative function considering its formation and reveals the way an imperative sentence with assertive mood takes to transform from a declarative sentence to an imperative sentence. Secondly, performative verbs are categorized and their distances with imperative function are presented. Finally, based on the elements attached to the performative verbs, ISAM are classified into four categories.
Keywords :
grammars; natural language processing; pattern classification; ISAM; action classification; declarative sentences; imperative sentences with assertive mood; performative verb; verbs; Color; Educational institutions; Mood; Next generation networking; Nickel; Semantics; Transforms; Imperative sentences with assertive mood; imperative function; performative verbs;
Conference_Titel :
Asian Language Processing (IALP), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kuching
DOI :
10.1109/IALP.2014.6973478
