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Saturday, May 2, 2020

Grice's Conversational Imperative

προσ-τακτικός , ήόν,
A.of or for commanding, imperative, imperious, τὸ π[ἡ ψυχή], opp. τὸ ὑπηρετικόν (of the body), Arist.Top.128b19; “πτινῶν” Corn.ND16; “λόγος” Plu.2.1037fΠροστακτικός (sc. λόγος), title of work by Protagoras, D.L.9.55; “βραχυλογία” Plu.Phoc.5; also of persons, “ἄρχων” Max.Tyr.13.2 (Sup.).
II. Gramm.,  -κὴ ἔγκλισις the imperative mood, D.T.638.7A.D.Synt.31.20πἐκφορὰ τῶν ῥημάτων ib.69.20; “τὸ πσχῆμα” Anon.Fig.24; also “τὸ -κόν” D.L. 7.66,67, Ps.-Plu.Vit.Hom.53. Adv. “-κῶς” in the imperative mood, D.H.4.18, Sch.Ar.Av.1163.

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