A03: The Imperative

Name: The Balagha Corpus
Creator: The Balagha Corpus

When the imperative is used for purposes other than for commanding.

#	Text	Explanation	Rhetorical Impact Score	Source	Genre
	↑ ↓		↑ ↓	↑ ↓	↑ ↓
1	سجِّل	This is grammatically a command, but pragmatically, it is a threat.	2	سجل أنا عربي Write Down : I'm an Arab!	Modern Poetry

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This is grammatically a command, but pragmatically, it is a threat.

سجل أنا عربي
Write Down : I'm an Arab!