Questions in argumentative dialogue

Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Date
2022
Authors
Budzynska, Katarzyna
McKillop, Conor
Plüss, Brian
Reed, Chris
Editors
Contact
Journal ISSN
Electronic ISSN
ISBN
Bibliographical data
Publisher
Series
ArXiv-ID
International patent number
Link to the license
EU project number
Project
Open Access publication
Restricted until
Title in another language
Research Projects
Organizational Units
Journal Issue
Publication type
Journal article
Publication status
Published
Published in
Journal of Pragmatics ; 188 (2022). - pp. 56-79. - Elsevier. - ISSN 0378-2166. - eISSN 1879-1387
Abstract
Despite questions having a long-standing history in theoretical linguistics, the interface between empirically grounded corpus linguistics of questioning behaviour and analytically driven pragmatic theory of question structure and context has received significantly less attention. This paper aims to contribute to this field of research by showing that a four-way categorisation into question types, namely, pure questioning, assertive questioning, rhetorical questioning and challenge questioning, allows us to capture and represent questions in over two million words in natural language argumentative dialogue. In this type of dialogue questioning has been claimed to serve as the engine that drives the shape and development of a discourse. Our investigation covers three genres of argumentative discourse in which questions play a key role, namely political debates, moral dilemmas and sessions of participatory deliberative democracy. Through deep algorithmic analysis of the data, we test a variety of hypotheses from argumentation and linguistic theory, clearly demonstrating for the first time that (particular types of) questions directly catalyse argument structure and that the illocutionary consequences of non-canonical questions are much more varied than previously thought.
Summary in another language
Subject (DDC)
400 Philology, Linguistics
Keywords
Empirical pragmatics, Types of questioning, Natural language argumentation
Conference
Review
undefined / . - undefined, undefined. - (undefined; undefined)
Cite This
ISO 690HAUTLI-JANISZ, Annette, Katarzyna BUDZYNSKA, Conor MCKILLOP, Brian PLÜSS, Valentin GOLD, Chris REED, 2022. Questions in argumentative dialogue. In: Journal of Pragmatics. Elsevier. 188, pp. 56-79. ISSN 0378-2166. eISSN 1879-1387. Available under: doi: 10.1016/j.pragma.2021.10.029
BibTex
@article{HautliJanisz2022-01Quest-57005,
  year={2022},
  doi={10.1016/j.pragma.2021.10.029},
  title={Questions in argumentative dialogue},
  volume={188},
  issn={0378-2166},
  journal={Journal of Pragmatics},
  pages={56--79},
  author={Hautli-Janisz, Annette and Budzynska, Katarzyna and McKillop, Conor and Plüss, Brian and Gold, Valentin and Reed, Chris}
}
RDF
<rdf:RDF
    xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"
    xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
    xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
    xmlns:bibo="http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/"
    xmlns:dspace="http://digital-repositories.org/ontologies/dspace/0.1.0#"
    xmlns:foaf="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/"
    xmlns:void="http://rdfs.org/ns/void#"
    xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#" > 
  <rdf:Description rdf:about="https://kops.uni-konstanz.de/server/rdf/resource/123456789/57005">
    <dspace:isPartOfCollection rdf:resource="https://kops.uni-konstanz.de/server/rdf/resource/123456789/45"/>
    <bibo:uri rdf:resource="https://kops.uni-konstanz.de/handle/123456789/57005"/>
    <dc:rights>Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International</dc:rights>
    <dcterms:title>Questions in argumentative dialogue</dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:rights rdf:resource="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"/>
    <dc:contributor>Plüss, Brian</dc:contributor>
    <dcterms:issued>2022-01</dcterms:issued>
    <dc:creator>Hautli-Janisz, Annette</dc:creator>
    <dc:contributor>McKillop, Conor</dc:contributor>
    <dspace:hasBitstream rdf:resource="https://kops.uni-konstanz.de/bitstream/123456789/57005/1/Hautli-Janisz_2-itr0ben4etf8.pdf"/>
    <dc:contributor>Budzynska, Katarzyna</dc:contributor>
    <dc:creator>McKillop, Conor</dc:creator>
    <dcterms:available rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2022-03-25T10:28:05Z</dcterms:available>
    <dcterms:abstract xml:lang="eng">Despite questions having a long-standing history in theoretical linguistics, the interface between empirically grounded corpus linguistics of questioning behaviour and analytically driven pragmatic theory of question structure and context has received significantly less attention. This paper aims to contribute to this field of research by showing that a four-way categorisation into question types, namely, pure questioning, assertive questioning, rhetorical questioning and challenge questioning, allows us to capture and represent questions in over two million words in natural language argumentative dialogue. In this type of dialogue questioning has been claimed to serve as the engine that drives the shape and development of a discourse. Our investigation covers three genres of argumentative discourse in which questions play a key role, namely political debates, moral dilemmas and sessions of participatory deliberative democracy. Through deep algorithmic analysis of the data, we test a variety of hypotheses from argumentation and linguistic theory, clearly demonstrating for the first time that (particular types of) questions directly catalyse argument structure and that the illocutionary consequences of non-canonical questions are much more varied than previously thought.</dcterms:abstract>
    <dc:creator>Budzynska, Katarzyna</dc:creator>
    <void:sparqlEndpoint rdf:resource="http://localhost/fuseki/dspace/sparql"/>
    <dcterms:hasPart rdf:resource="https://kops.uni-konstanz.de/bitstream/123456789/57005/1/Hautli-Janisz_2-itr0ben4etf8.pdf"/>
    <dc:creator>Reed, Chris</dc:creator>
    <dc:creator>Plüss, Brian</dc:creator>
    <dcterms:isPartOf rdf:resource="https://kops.uni-konstanz.de/server/rdf/resource/123456789/43613"/>
    <dspace:isPartOfCollection rdf:resource="https://kops.uni-konstanz.de/server/rdf/resource/123456789/43613"/>
    <dc:contributor>Hautli-Janisz, Annette</dc:contributor>
    <dc:date rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2022-03-25T10:28:05Z</dc:date>
    <dcterms:isPartOf rdf:resource="https://kops.uni-konstanz.de/server/rdf/resource/123456789/45"/>
    <dc:language>eng</dc:language>
    <dc:contributor>Gold, Valentin</dc:contributor>
    <foaf:homepage rdf:resource="http://localhost:8080/"/>
    <dc:creator>Gold, Valentin</dc:creator>
    <dc:contributor>Reed, Chris</dc:contributor>
  </rdf:Description>
</rdf:RDF>
Internal note
xmlui.Submission.submit.DescribeStep.inputForms.label.kops_note_fromSubmitter
Contact
URL of original publication
Test date of URL
Examination date of dissertation
Method of financing
Comment on publication
Alliance license
Corresponding Authors der Uni Konstanz vorhanden
International Co-Authors
Bibliography of Konstanz
No
Refereed
Yes