
Varieties of Questions in English Conversation
Elizabeth G. Weber(Author)
John Benjamins Publishing Co
Published on 11. November 1993
Book
Hardback
252 pages
978-90-272-2613-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines relations which hold between morphosyntactic form and communicative function in discourse by examining form-function correlations of noninterrogative questions in ordinary English conversation. So-called nontypical declarative and nonclausal questions are identified functionally. The role morphosyntax plays in the production and interpretation of these forms as doing questioning is then considered. Speakers are shown to use specific patterns of morphosyntactic marking to enable recipients to interpret noninterrogatives as functional questions. Explanations for morphosyntactic patterns found in the data are stated in terms of discourse use.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 164 mm
Weight
650 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-272-2613-6 (9789027226136)
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Content
1. Preface; 2. 1. The Problem: The Relationship between Discourse and Grammar; 3. 2. Analitycal Procedures and Principles; 4. 3. Methodology; 5. 4. Declarative Questions: Morphosyntactic Patterns; 6. 5. Declarative Questions: Function; 7. 6. Nonclausel Questions: Morphosyntactic Patterns; 8. 7. Nonclausal Questions: Function; 9. 8. The Many-to-Many Relations of Lexical and Morphosyntactic Markers of Question Function; 10. 9. Conclusion; 11. Notes; 12. Appendix; 13. References; 14. Index