Commissive Force ( Concept )
http://purl.org/linguistics/gold/CommissiveForce


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      |_ Abstract
            |_ Linguistic Property
                  |_ Morphosyntactic Property
                        |_ Force Property
                              |_ Commissive Force

Definition:

CommisiveForce indicates that the speaker promises or threatens to perform some action [Palmer 2001: 10, 72].


Usage Notes

Examples
Language Code: wyb Commisive encodes that the speaker promises or threatens to perform some action (Palmer 2001: 10, 72).
2009-06-04 13:28:06
waŋa:y-ndu-galdhagurma-guyana-y-aga
NEG-2.NOM-PLcemetery-DATgo-COMM-IRR
You shall none of you go to the cemetery

References:
Palmer (2001:36)


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