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Beyond rhetorical questions : assertive questions in everyday interaction /

This book uses Conversation Analysis methodology to analyze rhetorical and other questions that are designed to convey assertions, rather than seek new information. It shows how these question sequences unfold interactionally in naturally-occurring talk in a variety of settings, e.g., friends arguin...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Koshik, Irene
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 2005.
Series:Studies in discourse and grammar ; v. 16.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Beyond Rhetorical Questions; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Yes/no reversed polarity questions; 3. Wh- reversed polarity questions; 4. Yes/no reversed polarity questions used in pedagogically specific practices; 5. Alternative question error correction sequences; 6. Conclusion; Appendix. Transcription symbols; Notes; References; Name index; Subject index; The series Studies in Discourse and Grammar.