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The Functional-Cognitive Characteristics of Interrogative Utterances in Modern Ukrainian
The Functional-Cognitive Characteristics of Interrogative Utterances in Modern Ukrainian

Author(s): Maryna Navalna, Nataliia Kostusiak, OLEKSANDR MEZHOV
Subject(s): Syntax, Semantics, Cognitive linguistics, Eastern Slavic Languages, Stylistics
Published by: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: interrogative utterance; illocution; modality; semantic-syntactic structure of sentence; formal-syntactic structure of sentence; thematic-rhematic articulation; theme; rheme;

Summary/Abstract: The article presents a comprehensive multifaceted description of interrogative sentences in terms of the interaction of their semantic-syntactic (syntaxeme) and formal-grammatical articulation with their communicative articulation (relevant). The syntaxeme structure of interrogative sentences is determined according to the communicative intentions of the speaker. In particular, the following substantial syntaxemes, which serve as a means of modelling questions, are outlined: 1) the indefinite-interrogative subject of an action (physical, locative, intellectual, verbal); 2) the indefinite-interrogative subject of a state (physical, psycho-emotional, intellectual, locative, emotional-evaluative attitude, possessive); 3) the indefinite-interrogative subject of qualification feature, identification; 4) the indefinite-interrogative subject of a qualitative feature; 5) the indefinite-interrogative subject of a process; 6) the indefinite-interrogative object of an action (physical, intellectual-mental, verbal, perceptual); 7) the indefinite-interrogative object of a state (desire, intellectual); 8) the indefinite-interrogative object of a process (physical, psycho-emotional); 9) the indefinite-interrogative object of a qualitative feature; 10) the indefiniteinterrogative addressee of an action or state; 11) the indefinite-interrogative means or instrument of an action; 12) the indefinite-interrogative locative.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 21
  • Page Range: 1-14
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English