What is jussive mood?

Jussive mood is a directive mood that signals a speaker's command, permission, or agreement that the proposition expressed by his or her utterance be brought about.

Jussive mood is typically applicable in the first and third person.

• What is directive modality?

Chung and Timberlake 1985 247

Mish 1991 655

Pei and Gaynor 1954 110

Palmer 1986 10, 24, 39–40, 96,110, 113

Context for this page:

• Concept module: jussive mood
• In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): J
• 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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