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Concept
Hortative
Résumé
In linguistics, hortative modalities (ˈhɔrtətɪv; abbreviated ) are verbal expressions used by the speaker to encourage or discourage an action. Different hortatives can be used to express greater or lesser intensity, or the speaker's attitude, for or against it.
Hortative modalities signal the speaker's encouragement or discouragement toward the addressee's bringing about the action of an utterance.
The term hortative dates to 1576, from Late Latin hortatorius "encouraging, cheering", from hortatus, past participle of hortari "exhort, encourage", intensive of horiri "urge, incite, encourage". When encouraging others it becomes exhortative while when including the speaker it becomes cohortative.
Hortative modalities share semantic and lexical similarities with other modalities, which can lead to confusion between them. Also, hortative constructions rarely have forms that are uniquely their own.
The English expression Let's, a contraction of let us, is one such construction. However, let us is used for other functions:
Andy says to his sister Barbara: "The movie starts in an hour. Let us go." Andy is telling Barbara that they should leave now if they want to make it to the movie on time. (cohortative – mutual encouragement)
Barbara says to her parent, Chris, "We have finished our chores. Let us go." Barbara is demanding that Chris allow them to go to the movies because they have no more chores to do. (imperative)
The modal '(have) got' is used to express obligations, but is also hortative:
Chris says to their employee, Ethan, "Donna is out sick today. You've got to be there." Chris is telling Ethan that because his co-worker is sick, he has to come to work. (obligatory – being there is required)
Ethan says to his friend Frankie, "It's gonna be the biggest party of the year. You've got to be there." Ethan is telling Frankie that she should go to the party because it will be the biggest of the year.
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