Argument wh-questions and implications in Swedish
(2012) p.147-159- Abstract
- In this paper, I discuss the following questions:
- What kind of implication arises from an argument wh-question?
- What kind of implication arises from a clefted argument wh-question in Swedish?
- Is there any difference in Swedish between clefted and non-clefted argument wh-questions with regard to the implications of existence they give rise to?
I argue that both types of argument wh-questions in Swedish, clefted and non-clefted, give rise to the same kind of pragmatic implication and that the choice between clefted and non-clefted form does not depend on a difference in semantic content, but is, in most cases, determined by the kind of propositional attitude held by the speaker. In particular, I... (More) - In this paper, I discuss the following questions:
- What kind of implication arises from an argument wh-question?
- What kind of implication arises from a clefted argument wh-question in Swedish?
- Is there any difference in Swedish between clefted and non-clefted argument wh-questions with regard to the implications of existence they give rise to?
I argue that both types of argument wh-questions in Swedish, clefted and non-clefted, give rise to the same kind of pragmatic implication and that the choice between clefted and non-clefted form does not depend on a difference in semantic content, but is, in most cases, determined by the kind of propositional attitude held by the speaker. In particular, I argue that every wh-question requires some way in which the questioner, the one asking a wh-question, is cognitively related to the truth of some proposition. Moreover, I show that clefted argument wh-questions are preferred in Swedish when the speaker holds a very strong commitment to the truth of the proposition. (Less)
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- Colonna Dahlman, Roberta LU
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- publishing date
- 2012
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- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Argument wh-questions, Clefted argument wh-questions, Presupposition, Propositional attitudes
- host publication
- Discourse & Grammar. A Festschrift in Honor of Valéria Molnár
- editor
- Brandtler, Johan ; Håkansson, David ; Huber, Stefan and Klingvall, Eva
- pages
- 147 - 159
- publisher
- Lund University
- ISBN
- 978-91-637-0411-6
- language
- English
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- yes
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- 2ec2e536-9815-40af-aed3-a9834918e933 (old id 2441439)
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abstract = {{In this paper, I discuss the following questions: <br/><br>
- What kind of implication arises from an argument wh-question? <br/><br>
- What kind of implication arises from a clefted argument wh-question in Swedish? <br/><br>
- Is there any difference in Swedish between clefted and non-clefted argument wh-questions with regard to the implications of existence they give rise to? <br/><br>
I argue that both types of argument wh-questions in Swedish, clefted and non-clefted, give rise to the same kind of pragmatic implication and that the choice between clefted and non-clefted form does not depend on a difference in semantic content, but is, in most cases, determined by the kind of propositional attitude held by the speaker. In particular, I argue that every wh-question requires some way in which the questioner, the one asking a wh-question, is cognitively related to the truth of some proposition. Moreover, I show that clefted argument wh-questions are preferred in Swedish when the speaker holds a very strong commitment to the truth of the proposition.}},
author = {{Colonna Dahlman, Roberta}},
booktitle = {{Discourse & Grammar. A Festschrift in Honor of Valéria Molnár}},
editor = {{Brandtler, Johan and Håkansson, David and Huber, Stefan and Klingvall, Eva}},
isbn = {{978-91-637-0411-6}},
keywords = {{Argument wh-questions; Clefted argument wh-questions; Presupposition; Propositional attitudes}},
language = {{eng}},
pages = {{147--159}},
publisher = {{Lund University}},
title = {{Argument wh-questions and implications in Swedish}},
url = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/5845626/3706199.pdf}},
year = {{2012}},
}