The imperative future in Nort-Western Catalan

Abstract

This study deals with a North-Western Catalan phenomenon called imperative future. The paper aims to give this phenomenon an accurate representation. The imperative future consists of using the future form of the verb to give an order. The future is usually used to refer to an event posterior to the time of the utterance. Hence, using this verbal form to give an order is somewhat unexpected. As its name indicates, it has a similar meaning to an imperative at first sight, as it is used to command the addressee.