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Question Interpretation

Question Interpretation is a pragmatic processing mechanism that identifies the speaker’s intended meaning and discourse function of a question by integrating linguistic form, contextual cues, and inferential reasoning to determine its specific illocutionary force and informational target.

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Studies on the semantics of questions and the pragmatics of answers

Jeroen Groenendijk, Martin Stokhof · UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam) · 1984 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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Syntax and semantics of questions

Lauri Karttunen · Linguistics and Philosophy · 1977 · 1K 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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Notes on the Description of English Questions: The Role of an Abstract Question Morpheme

C. L. Baker · 1970 · 413 citations

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Assimilation and Contrast Effects in Part-Whole Question Sequences: A Conversational Logic Analysis

Norbert Schwarz, Fritz Strack, Hans-Peter Mai · Public Opinion Quarterly · 1991 · 402 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. MA
    Maria Aloni

    University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    5 publications · 172 citations

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  2. PP
    Pilar Prieto

    Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Spain

    5 publications · 171 citations

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  3. FR
    Floris Roelofsen

    University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    4 publications · 386 citations

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  4. KR
    Kyle Rawlins

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    4 publications · 187 citations

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  5. SB
    Sigrid Beck

    University of Tübingen, Germany

    3 publications · 130 citations

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Institutions

182

  1. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    366 citations

  2. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    741 citations

  3. Universitat Pompeu Fabra

    Barcelona, Spain

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    449 citations

  4. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    204 citations

  5. University of Konstanz

    Konstanz, Germany

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    319 citations

  6. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    681 citations

  7. Leiden University

    Leiden, The Netherlands

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    162 citations

  8. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    222 citations

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  1. Journal of Pragmatics

    9 publications · 347 citations

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  2. Lingua

    7 publications · 669 citations

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  3. Language and Speech

    6 publications · 222 citations

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  4. Journal of Semantics

    6 publications · 976 citations

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  5. Discourse Processes

    DP · 6 publications · 278 citations

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