Rivero, M. L.,Diaconescu, Rodica Constanta.2009-03-232009-03-2319991999Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 38-03, page: 0535.9780612452145http://hdl.handle.net/10393/8631http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-7406This thesis aims to answer the question why the Imperative has uses in Romanian not found in other Romance languages. This thesis will argue that Romanian has a mixed Imperative paradigm, combining characteristics of Romance languages (e.g., Italian, Italian dialects, and Spanish)---since Romanian itself is a Romance language---and Balkan languages (Albanian, Bulgarian, Greek, and Serbo-Croatian). I will argue that some differences are historical, since Romanian is genetically related to the former, and geographically, hence typologically, to the latter. In the first chapter, I will focus on the Romanian verbal paradigm, introducing some data about the Romanian verb with some diachronic references. I will describe the Imperative Mood from the perspective of traditional grammar. In the second chapter, I will review the most recent studies of generative grammar that have explored Romance and Balkan Imperatives. In the last chapter, I will try to establish the correct syntactic analysis of the Romanian Imperative. I will argue that Romanian can be included within the class of languages with distinct morphology and syntax for the Imperative Mood, but I will present the contrasting elements that allow us to call Romanian a language with a "mixed" Imperative syntax. The supporting examples will be taken from standard Romanian and from the Romanian classic literature that I have consulted.128 p.Language, Linguistics.Thesis