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mand

n. in linguistics, a category of utterances in which the speaker makes demands on the hearer, as in Listen to me or Pass the salt, please. According to the behaviorist analysis of language, this form of verbal behavior is reinforced by the compliance of the listener. See behaviorism. [coined by B. F. Skinner from command and demand]

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