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Publication details [#1154]
Bäuerle, Rainer. 1979. Questions and answers. In Bäuerle, Rainer, Urs Egli and Arnim Von Stechow, eds. Semantics from different points of view. Springer. pp. 61–74. ![DOI logo](https://benjamins.com/logos/doi-logo.svg)
Publication type
Article in book
Publication language
English
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Annotation
An inquiry into the semantics of the three types of questions distinguishable on a syntactic basis, viz. wh-questions, alternative questions, and yes/no-questions. Earlier attempts are discussed and a new proposal is advanced. The solution to the problem crucially hinges on the types of answers required.