Introducing English Linguistics

directive
whose purpose is to get someome to depart. See also commis-
sive
, representative/assertive, expressive, and declaration.
stance adverb:
An adverb such as frankly or truthfully that expresses the point of view of
the speaker or writer.
style shifting:
Changing the way one speaks depending on the context. For instance,
people speak differently to their parents than to their friends.
subject: 
A cause function realized by a noun phrase or clause. First and third per-
son pronouns have subjective forms, but nouns do not. Subjects typically
occur towards the start of a clause, except in yes/no questions, where they
switch positions with the operator: 
You are leaving S Are you leaving?
subject complement:
A clause function realized by a noun phrase or adjective phrase follow-
ing a linking verb that names or describes the subject, as warm does in
the sentence The room is warm.
subjective form
In English, a pronoun such as I, he, or she that can occur only as subject of 
(nominative case):
a clause: