What is obligative mood?

Obligative mood is a directive mood that signals the speaker's estimation of the necessity that the proposition expressed in his or her utterance be brought about.

• You must do as I say.
• She has to leave.

• What is directive modality?

Nida 1949 169

Chung and Timberlake 1985 247

Palmer 1986 98

Sharma 1982 189–190

Context for this page:

• Concept module: obligative mood
• In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): O
• In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
• In bookshelf: Linguistics

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