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Table 6 Realization of commands

From: Recreating the image of Chan master Huineng: the roles of MOOD and MODALITY

 

Wong

Heng

Cleary

Cheng

Imperatives

 

58 (50 %)

117 (68 %)

86 (70 %)

33 (32 %)

 

jussive

42 (72 %)

117 (100 %)

86 (100 %)

33 (100 %)

 

suggestive

16 (28 %)

-

-

-

Modulated indicatives

59 (50 %)

55 (32 %)

36 (30 %)

70 (68 %)

Total clauses

 

117

172

122

103