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On mood and speech function and the ‘why’ of text analysis: In honour of Margaret Berry
Edited by Lise Fontaine, Miriam Taverniers and Kristin Davidse
[Functions of Language 26:1] 2019
► pp. 86–111

English tag questions eliciting knowledge or action

A comparison of the speech function and exchange structure models

| KU Leuven
| KU Leuven
| Cardiff University
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Data and data analysis
  • 3.The speech function model: TQs demanding information or goods-and-services
    • 3.1The speech function model
    • 3.2Demanding of information or goods-and-services
    • 3.3Initiating move
    • 3.4Type of responses
    • 3.5Mood type of anchor
    • 3.6Modality in anchor and tag
    • 3.7Constant versus reversed polarity
    • 3.8Prosody
    • 3.9Interim conclusion
  • 4.Exchange structure: TQs eliciting knowledge or action
    • 4.1The smoothly unfolding exchange
      • 4.1.1Berry’s model
      • 4.1.2Some suggested modifications and extensions
    • 4.2Primary versus secondary knower/actor
    • 4.3TQs eliciting knowledge or action: Classifications and predictions of the exchange model
      • 4.3.1Offering TQs: da1
      • 4.3.2Directive and questioning TQs: a2 and k2
    • 4.4Queries and challenges
  • 5.Concluding discussion
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References


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Published online: 27 May 2019
https://doi.org/10.1075/fol.18019.kim
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