The Pragmatic Functions of Arabic Imperative Mood

Abstract

This study attempts to analyze and investigate Arabic’s imperative mood’s contextual and many pragmatic functions. Shortly, it deals with two important aspects . Firstly, the relationship between the speaker who has different roles and the listener who listens to the speaker. Secondly, the context in which the imperative mood is used. The researchers have the ability to identify fifteen pragmatic functions of the imperative mood in Arabic. These functions rely on the context which plays an important role in expressing and identifying the pragmatic functions. This study uses imperative structures chiefly to show some pragmatic functions other than commanding , ordering , or requesting. In this study each function is explained and clarified with examples.