Comparative Concept: information question (inf/cxn)
information question (inf/cxn)
| Typ | information packaging (def) construction (def) |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | information question • content question • WH question |
| Assoziiert | |
| Spraakbanken | information question (inf/cxn) |
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Definition
an interrogative in which the unknown piece of the propositional content requested of the addressee is a semantic component of the proposition other than its polarity; and the construction expressing this function. Example: Who is coming? is an instance of the English information question construction, expecting an answer identifying the person(s) who is/are coming. Information questions, unlike polarity questions, contain an interrogative pronoun. (Section 12.3.1)