On the Multifunctional Character of Questions
The article analyzes the multifunctional nature of questions in modern English. In particular, it offers a semantic and pragmatic examination of verifying and identifying questions. An attempt is made to investigate the additional meanings expressed by verifying and identifying questions and their a...
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Yerevan State University
2010-10-01
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| Series: | Armenian Folia Anglistika |
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| author | Gohar Harutyunyan Sirarpi Karapetyan |
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| description | The article analyzes the multifunctional nature of questions in modern English. In particular, it offers a semantic and pragmatic examination of verifying and identifying questions. An attempt is made to investigate the additional meanings expressed by verifying and identifying questions and their application in communicative processes where these questions can express various indirect speech acts such as request, offer, invitation, advice, etc. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-79d2cf4aae0842549f605ae392fd88ea2022-12-22T04:17:00ZengYerevan State UniversityArmenian Folia Anglistika1829-24292579-30392010-10-0161-2 (7)10.46991/AFA/2010.6.1-2.038On the Multifunctional Character of QuestionsGohar HarutyunyanSirarpi KarapetyanThe article analyzes the multifunctional nature of questions in modern English. In particular, it offers a semantic and pragmatic examination of verifying and identifying questions. An attempt is made to investigate the additional meanings expressed by verifying and identifying questions and their application in communicative processes where these questions can express various indirect speech acts such as request, offer, invitation, advice, etc.https://journals.ysu.am/index.php/arm-fol-angl/article/view/4626 |
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| title | On the Multifunctional Character of Questions |
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