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Question Acts

Question Acts is a theoretical framework within the pragmatics of questions that systematically classifies interrogative utterances according to their illocutionary force and communicative function, distinguishing it from other linguistic acts by focusing on the speaker’s intentional pursuit of information, clarification, or epistemic alignment through question formation.

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11.4K

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221

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119

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2017–2026

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Publications

129

Talk at Work: Interaction in Institutional Settings.

Robert Hopper, Paul Drew, John Heritage · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1994 · 1.9K citations

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Grammar and Social Organization: Yes/No Interrogatives and the Structure of Responding

Geoffrey Raymond · American Sociological Review · 2003 · 957 citations

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On Reacting to Assertions and Polar Questions

Donka F. Farkas, Kim B. Bruce · Journal of Semantics · 2009 · 704 citations

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The Art of Asking Questions

George Katona, Stanley L. Payne · Econometrica · 1951 · 464 citations

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The limits of questioning: negative interrogatives and hostile question content

John Heritage · Journal of Pragmatics · 2002 · 450 citations

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Authors

221

  1. MK
    Manfred Krifka

    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany

    4 publications · 661 citations

    4

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  2. GB
    Galina B. Bolden

    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States

    3 publications · 330 citations

    3

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  3. GR
    Geoffrey Raymond

    University of California, Santa Barbara, United States

    2 publications · 1.3K citations

    2

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  4. JH
    John Heritage

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    2 publications · 2.3K citations

    2

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  5. LK
    Leelo Keevallik

    Linköping University, Sweden

    2 publications · 39 citations

    2

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Institutions

119

  1. Leibniz-Centre General Linguistics

    Berlin, Germany

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    481 citations

  2. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    637 citations

  3. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    420 citations

  4. University of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    298 citations

  5. University of Oulu

    Oulu, Finland

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    332 citations

  6. University of Cologne

    Cologne, Germany

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    55 citations

  7. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    163 citations

  8. University of Konstanz

    Konstanz, Germany

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    61 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Pragmatics

    21 publications · 1.5K citations

    16

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  2. Lingua

    7 publications · 243 citations

    7

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  3. Language

    4 publications · 404 citations

    4

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  4. Linguistic Inquiry

    4 publications · 134 citations

    4

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  5. Proceedings from Semantics and Linguistic Theory

    SALT · 3 publications · 352 citations

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