Inferential Interrogatives with <i>qué</i> in Spanish
In this paper, we discuss the evidential properties of inferential interrogative sentences with <i>qué</i> in Spanish. This interrogative type exhibits the shape of a <i>wh</i>-question but the interpretation of a polar question. These sentences have the additional particular...
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| description | In this paper, we discuss the evidential properties of inferential interrogative sentences with <i>qué</i> in Spanish. This interrogative type exhibits the shape of a <i>wh</i>-question but the interpretation of a polar question. These sentences have the additional particularity that they are interrogatives with evidential material, which are attested but not frequent crosslinguistically, if compared with declarative evidentials. An interesting consequence of their double interrogative and evidential nature is the fact that both discourse participants have a prominent role in the interpretation of these sentences, as the Speaker makes the inference but the Addressee is requested for confirmation. To account for the construction, we assume a multiple-layered system that includes both Speech Act projection and Finiteness projection. In these two areas we simultaneously find evidential material housing the Speaker’s inference, and a raised Addressee in its prominent interrogative position as the participant with the knowledge to provide the requested confirmation of the interrogative’s truth value. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4982f1c4f0f54217b22b36451bf5c9e32023-12-22T14:20:58ZengMDPI AGLanguages2226-471X2023-11-018428210.3390/languages8040282Inferential Interrogatives with <i>qué</i> in SpanishÁngel L. Jiménez-Fernández0Mercedes Tubino-Blanco1Department of English Language, University of Seville, 41004 Sevilla, SpainDepartment of Spanish, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, USAIn this paper, we discuss the evidential properties of inferential interrogative sentences with <i>qué</i> in Spanish. This interrogative type exhibits the shape of a <i>wh</i>-question but the interpretation of a polar question. These sentences have the additional particularity that they are interrogatives with evidential material, which are attested but not frequent crosslinguistically, if compared with declarative evidentials. An interesting consequence of their double interrogative and evidential nature is the fact that both discourse participants have a prominent role in the interpretation of these sentences, as the Speaker makes the inference but the Addressee is requested for confirmation. To account for the construction, we assume a multiple-layered system that includes both Speech Act projection and Finiteness projection. In these two areas we simultaneously find evidential material housing the Speaker’s inference, and a raised Addressee in its prominent interrogative position as the participant with the knowledge to provide the requested confirmation of the interrogative’s truth value.https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/8/4/282evidentialityevidential interrogativesSpeech Act Phraseinterrogative flipconfirmationals |
| spellingShingle | Ángel L. Jiménez-Fernández Mercedes Tubino-Blanco Inferential Interrogatives with <i>qué</i> in Spanish Languages evidentiality evidential interrogatives Speech Act Phrase interrogative flip confirmationals |
| title | Inferential Interrogatives with <i>qué</i> in Spanish |
| title_full | Inferential Interrogatives with <i>qué</i> in Spanish |
| title_fullStr | Inferential Interrogatives with <i>qué</i> in Spanish |
| title_full_unstemmed | Inferential Interrogatives with <i>qué</i> in Spanish |
| title_short | Inferential Interrogatives with <i>qué</i> in Spanish |
| title_sort | inferential interrogatives with i que i in spanish |
| topic | evidentiality evidential interrogatives Speech Act Phrase interrogative flip confirmationals |
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