Kent, Alexandra and Kendrick, Kobin H. orcid.org/0000-0002-6656-1439 (2016) Imperative Directives:Orientations to Accountability. Research on Language and Social Interaction. pp. 272-288. ISSN 0835-1813
Abstract
Our analysis proceeds from the question that if grammar alone is insufficient to identify the action of an imperative (e.g., offering, directing, warning, begging, etc.), how can interlocutors come to recognize the specific action being performed by a given imperative? We argue that imperative directives that occur after the directed action could have first been relevantly performed explicitly to direct the actions of the recipient and tacitly treat the absence of the action as a failure for which the recipient is accountable. The tacit nature of the accountability orientation enables both parties to focus on restoring progressivity to the directed course of action rather than topicalizing a transgression. Data are from everyday interactions in British and American English.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Taylor & Francis. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > Language and Linguistic Science (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 10 May 2017 08:40 |
Last Modified: | 21 Jan 2025 17:26 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/08351813.2016.1201737 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/08351813.2016.1201737 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:116189 |
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