Meaning of jussiveness | Babel Free
Examples
“Jussiveness is certainly a common factor of all four occurrences, but nʾ cannot be a simple verbal imperative ‘take⟳!’ (with Samadi 115, to an unknown √*nā).”
“In the same vein, the imperative reading on verbs arises from the syntactic checking of injunctive force⟳ and the pragmatic role feature of hearer – a relation that Zanuttini (2008) identifies as a Spec-head configuration between jussiveness and addressee features.”
“Vowellessness of the third radical letter of imperative in verb forms 1, 4, 13, and fourteen is the result⟳ of the jussiveness of imperative by lām, […]”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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