A semantics model for imperatives.
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A Semantics for Imperatives
Imperatives like ‘Post this letter or burn it!’ or ‘Take any card!’ are most naturally interpreted as presenting a choice between different alternatives. The article proposes an account of choice-offering imperatives and of their non-standard logical properties based on the framework of inquisitive semantics.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic
سال: 1977
ISSN: 0029-4527
DOI: 10.1305/ndjfl/1093887821