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c. Imperative mood

Crystal (2003: 227) defines that it refers to verb forms or sentence/clause types,

typically used in the expression of commands, e.g. Go away! In imperative mood, the
nd
form of the verb is used for direct order or command in the 2 person. So this mood
is restricted to second person. Honorificity marker is added to the verb stem in
imperative mood. In non-honorific form of imperative, the verb stem either remains in
bare form or - is suffixed to it. In order to indicate honorificity, -is suffixed to the

verb stem.

The following are the examples:

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a. 



You go.IMP.NH-2

'You go!'

b. 

-

2(H) out go-IMP.2(H)

'You go out!'

In imperative sentence, the subject's appearance may not apparent, but it is there in

hidden form, as in:

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a. 

-

stop-IMP.2(H)

'Stop!'

b. 

-

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