Comparative Concept: interrogative (inf)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
interrogative (inf)
| Typ | information packaging |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | interrogative • question |
| Assoziiert |
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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. Interrogatives are divided into polarity questions, information questions, and alternative questions. (Sections 12.1, 12.3)