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Publication details [#3871]

Goody, Esther N. 1978. Towards a theory of questions. In Goody, Esther N., ed. Questions and politeness: Strategies in social interaction. Cambridge University Press. pp. 17–43.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

question

Language as a subject

Gonja

Annotation

An exploration of the conditions under which pure information questions are possible. According to G. questions do not only involve asking for information, but they also carry a command function. Evidence is adduced from Gonja.