On the temporal interpretation of certain surprise questions
On the temporal interpretation of certain surprise questions
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Cham: Springer International Publishing
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This article considers a special kind of surprise questions, i.e. those introduced by the adversative particle
ma
(but), and compares it with surprise exclamations. The main issue addressed here concerns the obligatory presence in the questions of the imperfect verbal form, versus the obligatory presence in exclamations of a non-imperfect ind...
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On the temporal interpretation of certain surprise questions
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4993746
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4993746
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2193-1801
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2193-1801
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10.1186/s40064-016-2951-5
