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This book synthesizes and integrates 40 years of research on the semantics of questions, and its interface with pragmatics and syntax. It will be a unique resource for the novice and expert alike, and seeks to appeal to a variety of readers without compromising depth and breadth of coverage.

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General preface Acknowledgments 1: Introducing questions and answers 2: A theory of questions and answers 3: Exhaustive and non-exhaustive answers 4: Single-pair, pair-list, and functional answers 5: Embedded questions 6: Weak islands and extraction 7: Wh inside islands 8: Focus and alternatives 9: Non-canonical questions Afterword References Index

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      Publisher: Oxford University Press
      Publication Date: 11/10/2016 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780199281275, 978-0199281275
      ISBN10: 0199281270
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      Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book synthesizes and integrates 40 years of research on the semantics of questions, and its interface with pragmatics and syntax. It will be a unique resource for the novice and expert alike, and seeks to appeal to a variety of readers without compromising depth and breadth of coverage.

      Table of Contents
      General preface Acknowledgments 1: Introducing questions and answers 2: A theory of questions and answers 3: Exhaustive and non-exhaustive answers 4: Single-pair, pair-list, and functional answers 5: Embedded questions 6: Weak islands and extraction 7: Wh inside islands 8: Focus and alternatives 9: Non-canonical questions Afterword References Index

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