Non-declarative sentences / Richard Zuber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zuber, Ryszard.

Series:

Pragmatics & beyond ; 4:2.

Pragmatics & beyond, 0166-6258 ; 4:2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Sentences.

English language.

English language--Interrogative.

English language--Imperative.

English language--Interjections.

English language--Semantics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (133 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1983.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Non-declarative sentences such as interrogatives, imperatives and exclamations are analyzed together as a single class. The author gives a general characterization of all three types and shows that there are no other types of non-declarative sentences. Definitions are offered for the notions of declaration and presupposition. These definitions are applicable to all types of sentence, both declarative and non-declarative. A defining characteristic of non-declarative sentences is that only strongly intensional operators can apply to them to form complex sentences.

Contents:

NON-DECLARATIVE SENTENCES; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; 0. INTRODUCTION; 1. INTENSIONAL RELATIONS; 2. INDIRECT NON-DECLARATIVES; 3. UNDERSTANDING QUESTIONS; 4. NON-DECLARATIVES; 5. QUESTIONS AND CONDITIONALS; 6.TENTATIVE CONCLUSIONS; FOOTNOTES; NOTES; REFERENCES

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-283-35950-2

9786613359506

90-272-8036-3

OCLC:

769342217