Comparative Concept: interrogative (inf/cxn)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
interrogative (inf/cxn)
| Typ | information packaging (def) construction (def) |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | interrogative • question |
| Assoziiert | |
| Spraakbanken | interrogative (inf/cxn) |
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Definition
a speech act which requests information, usually of the addressee, regarding uncertain or unknown information that is part of the propositional content of the question; and the construction that expresses this speech act. Interrogatives are divided into polarity questions, information questions, and alternative questions. (Sections 12.1, 12.3)