Comparative Concept: prohibitive (inf)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
prohibitive (inf)
| Typ | information packaging |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | prohibitive |
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Definition
a negative - imperative–hortative - speech act. Example: English Don't be a fool! is an instance of a prohibitive. (Section 12.4.1)