Directives Jessica Robles 2134/20825 https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/chapter/Directives/9477923 Directives are kinds of utterances that attempt to get another person to do something; such utterances include for example instructions, requests, and commands. This article describes the intellectual history of directives, their cultural differences, their institutional contexts, and current and future directions of research in this area. 2016-04-07 09:08:29 Argument and persuasion Interpersonal communication Language and social interaction Language, Communication and Culture not elsewhere classified Studies in Human Society not elsewhere classified