Empirical approaches to linguistic theory, ISSN 2210-6243 ; volume 5
Print version: Hill, Virginia. Vocatives : how syntax meets with pragmatics. Leiden : Brill, 2014 viii, 244 pages Empirical approaches to linguistic theory ; volume 5 ISBN 9789004260795
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.