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Non-declarative Sentences
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. It is shown that this property of non-declaratives implies that such sentences do not have declarations. A particular case of the relation between questions and conditionals is studied in more detail.
[Pragmatics & Beyond, IV:2] 1983. ix, 123 pp.
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Published online on 21 November 2011
Published online on 21 November 2011
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Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments | pp. ix–9
- 0. Introduction | pp. 1–6
- 1. Intensional relations | pp. 7–26
- 2. Indirect non-declaratives | pp. 27–44
- 3. Understanding questions | pp. 45–66
- 4. Non-declaratives | pp. 67–86
- 5. Questions and conditionals | pp. 87–104
- 6. Tentative conclusions | pp. 105–118
- Footnotes | pp. 119–120
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