Hill, Virginia. <br/><br/>
Vocatives :  how syntax meets with pragmatics / 
by Virginia Hill ; with the contribution of Melita Stavrou. 
 - 1 online resource (258 pages) :  illustrations. 
 - Empirical approaches to linguistic theory,  volume 5  2210-6243 ; .
 - Empirical approaches to linguistic theory ;  5. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>A formal twist for the same old story -- Back to the (theoretical) drawing board : was Ross right after all? -- The core of the matter : identifying and interacting with the addressee -- The system behind the noise -- The Speech Act connection : particles of direct address -- The vocative and the clause -- Ramifications--the imperative. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789004261389 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Grammar, Comparative and general--Noun.<br/>Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.<br/>Pragmatics.<br/>Forms of address.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>P271  / .H55 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>415/.5