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Rhetorical question marking: German 'schliesslich'

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The German adverb 'schliesslich' can be used in two senses: in a sentence-internal sense ‘eventually’ and in an intersentential sense similar to justificational ‘after all’ in English. I argue that these two uses are syntactically and semantically distinct, asking for an ambiguity analysis. Next, we address the observation that questions with justificational 'schliesslich' must be interpreted as rhetorical questions (RhQ). The present analysis can predict this and offers the basis for studying general justificational RhQ in both German and English.

Source: Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung

DOI: 10.18148/sub/2024.v28.1122

Author: Eckardt, Regine

Language: English

Topic: Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W6906794347

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