1-Command:
The frequency of occurrence of the direct directive speech acts of ‘command’ is (%60) since these speech acts are (96) out of (160) ones. The following example illustrates this kind of speech acts:
"Fulfill your agreement and discharge your pledge faithfully"
فحط عهدك بالوفاء وارع ذمتك بالأمانة
The indirect directive speech acts of ‘command’ make (%6.25) frequency of occurrence.These speech acts are (ten) out of (160). An indirect speech act of ‘command’ is structured as a statement. To illustrate this kind of speech acts we can consider the example below:
"He has ordered him to fear Allah"
أمره بتقوى الله
Considering the high frequency of occurrence of the direct commands and low frequency of occurrence of indirect commands reveal the addresser’s preference to use the direct to indirect commands. This preference or tendency of the addresser corresponds the instructive nature of the discourse under study.