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The functions of grammaticalized complement-taking-predicate clauses in interrogatives: a typology
Text & TalkAbstract Grammaticalized complement-taking-predicate (CTP) clauses like I think have been much studied in declaratives but not in interrogatives. We propose a typology of the grammatical functions that these CTP-clauses can convey, i.e., polarity bias, polarity reversal ...
Jiqiang Lu, Kristin Davidse
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The Interrogative Left Periphery: How a Clause Becomes a Question
Linguistic InquiryQuestion meaning is built up at three points in the interrogative left periphery. An interrogative is differentiated semantically from a declarative at CP. It becomes a request for information by the speaker, directed toward the addressee, at SAP (Speech Act Phrase).
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Subordinate Interrogative Clauses in Contemporary English
2004Cet ouvrage se propose d’étudier la subordonnée interrogative en anglais d’un point de vue syntaxique et sémantique en l’opposant aux autres subordonnées introduites par des mots en wh- (relative libre, exclamative, circonstancielle). Quelles sont les caractéristiques propres de la subordonnée interrogative ? Quel est son sémantisme ?
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Remarks on Turkish interrogative complement clauses and verb subcategorization
This chapter examines the interpretations of interrogative complement clauses in Turkish, with a focus on the embedded wh-words. Verbs such as unut- (forget) and hatırla- (remember) do not constitute an interrogative environment for the embedded wh-words, and the embedded wh-words are non-interrogative.openaire +1 more source