1.3.1.1. Orders

Orders (or commands) require the addressee to do something.

 

 

 

sit

โ€˜Sit!โ€™

 

 

 

sit^not

โ€˜Donโ€™t sit!โ€™

 

 

Head tilt (forward or sideward) is a very prominent non-manual marker in imperatives and it is very intense and abrupt in orders in comparison to its articulation in the other functions below [Syntax โ€“ 1.3.2.2.].