Publikation: The syntax and pragmatics of embedded yes/no questions
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The paper investigates the distribution of English if and whether as complementizers for polar questions in extensional contexts, and specifically the restriction of if-questions to negative contexts. I will criticize the recent analysis by Adger and Quer (2001) and suggest that markedness of embedded if- questions in certain contexts arises through the conspiracy of several factors. I follow Bolinger (1979) in assuming that the question “if S” presupposes an (ir- )relevance asymmetry between the proposition denoted by S and its negation. I argue that this leads to competition between embedded if-questions and that-clauses in the relevant constellations, which in turn excludes the if-question as the less optimal variant.
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ECKARDT, Regine, 2007. The syntax and pragmatics of embedded yes/no questions. In: SCHWABE, Kerstin, ed., Susanne WINKLER, ed.. On information structure, meaning and form : generalizations across languages. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 2007, pp. 447-466. Linguistik aktuell. 100. ISBN 978-90-272-3364-6. Available under: doi: 10.1075/la.100BibTex
@incollection{Eckardt2007synta-38144, year={2007}, doi={10.1075/la.100}, title={The syntax and pragmatics of embedded yes/no questions}, number={100}, isbn={978-90-272-3364-6}, publisher={John Benjamins}, address={Amsterdam}, series={Linguistik aktuell}, booktitle={On information structure, meaning and form : generalizations across languages}, pages={447--466}, editor={Schwabe, Kerstin and Winkler, Susanne}, author={Eckardt, Regine} }
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