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Metacommunicative-why fragments as probes into the grammar of the speech act layer
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In: Glossa: a journal of general linguistics; Vol 6, No 1 (2021); 84 ; 2397-1835 (2021)
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The English lexical item why can be used metacommunicatively in response to a previous question act. In these cases, its meaning is similar to “Why are you (the original questioner) asking me (the original addressee) that question?” This is also true of why’s counterparts in a range of other languages. We demonstrate how metacommunicative, or meta, why’s use and meaning is similar to and different from the paraphrase above, proposing a modal-driven ontology for why, and explore how different constructions involving meta-why are derived. We argue that meta-why is derived by eliding a question act, a syntactic object larger than a proposition, and provide support for theoretical frameworks in which discourse management and interlocutor commitment acts are encoded in syntax.
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ellipsis; illocutionary acts; Linguistics; metacommunication; Semantics; speech act syntax; Syntax; why
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URL: https://doi.org/10.5334/gjgl.1169 https://www.glossa-journal.org/jms/article/view/1169
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Cine Sólido, la indiscernibilidad de lo actual y lo virtual en nuestra experiencia del espacio cotidiano y sus objetos como escritura
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Sobre les causes dels efectes de superioritat en espanyol : resultats preliminars i perspectives de futur ; On the Causes of Superiority Effects in Spanish: Preliminary Results and Prospects
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In: Catalan Journal of Linguistics; Vol. 12 (2013): Microvariation in the Languages of the Iberian Peninsula; p. 283-300 (2015)
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On the Causes of Superiority Effects in Spanish : Preliminary Results and Prospects
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Aspectos da Lusofonia: A Língua Portuguesa. Elo de Ligação e de Integração
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Análise de discurso, gestos e expressões faciais, pela expressão de conceitos, corrobora a teoria da Inteligência praxianafórica
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Right Node Raising Requires both Ellipsis and Multidomination
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In: University of Pennsylvania Working Papers in Linguistics (2011)
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Right Node Raising Requires both Ellipsis and Multidomination
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In: University of Pennsylvania Working Papers in Linguistics (2011)
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On the syntax of adversative coordination
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In: Natural Language & Linguistic Theory 28 (2010), 381-415
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IDS Konnektoren im Deutschen
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