Optative Mood (Q14709)
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a term
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Optative Mood |
a term |
Statements
Optative indicates that the speaker wishes or hopes that the expressed proposition be the case [Bybee, Perkins, and Pagliuca 1994, 179; Palmer 2001, 204].
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