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Hortative

In linguistics, hortative modalities (/ˈhɔːrtətɪv/ ⓘ; abbreviated .mw-parser-output span.smallcaps{font-variant:small-caps}.mw-parser-output span.smallcaps-smaller{font-size:85%}hort) are verbal expressions used by the speaker to encourage or discourage an action. Different hortatives can be used to express greater or lesser intensity, or the speaker's…

Ambiguity, Etymology & Imperative-hortative systems

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Ambiguity

EnglishImperativeObligatoryVolitiveModal
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Etymology

Late Latin
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Imperative-hortative systems

Optatives
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LinguisticsModalitiesVerbal expressions
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Etymology

Ambiguity

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Hortative

Nodes15
Edges14
Triples21
Avg. degree1.87
Density0.133333
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Hortative

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related to Ambiguity · 10
Hortative → Also, Andy, Barbara, Chris, However, Let, Let's, The, The English, We
related to Imperative-hortative systems · 7
Hortative → Consider, English, If, Imperatives, In, Many, That
related to Etymology · 3
Hortative → Late Latin, The, When

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modalities speaker addressee used says encouragement action barbara make chris ethan frankie state affairs express speaker's english imperative also forms

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this one are often misconstrued as other modalities further modifiedinstance ofForms0.80text
Hortativerelated to AmbiguityAlso0.60section
Hortativerelated to AmbiguityThe English0.60section
Hortativerelated to AmbiguityLet's0.60section
Hortativerelated to AmbiguityHowever0.60section
Hortativerelated to AmbiguityAndy0.60section
Hortativerelated to AmbiguityBarbara0.60section
Hortativerelated to AmbiguityThe0.60section
Hortativerelated to AmbiguityChris0.60section
Hortativerelated to AmbiguityWe0.60section
Hortativerelated to AmbiguityLet0.60section
Hortativerelated to EtymologyThe0.60section

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