Asking questions : using meaningful structures to imply ignorance / Robert Fiengo.
| Author/creator | Fiengo, Robert, 1949- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford : New York : University Press, [2007] |
| Description | xii, 179 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Ignorance and incompleteness -- The instrumental model of talking : how to talk about talk -- Open questions, confirmation questions, and how to choose -- Which sentence-type to use when asking them -- Quantifiers, wh-expressions, and manners of interpretation -- Syntactic structure -- On the questioning speech-acts and the kinds of ignorance they -- Address. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-176) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007007678 |
| ISBN | 9780199208418 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0199208417 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BD221 .F54 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |