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Publication details [#5523]

Kiefer, Ferenc. 1980. Yes-no questions as wh-questions. In Searle, John R., Ferenc Kiefer and Manfred Bierwisch, eds. Speech act theory and pragmatics. Reidel. pp. 97–119.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

conversation | indirect speech act | wh-question | yes-no question

Annotation

A discussion of some types of yes-no questions which, under normal circumstances, cannot be answered equally well by a plain yes or a plain no. The account is based on the theory of indirect speech acts and the theory of conversation.