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The Art Of Asking Questions - A Pragmatic Approach Of Interrogatives
The Art Of Asking Questions - A Pragmatic Approach Of Interrogatives

Author(s): Bianca-Oana Han
Subject(s): Communication studies, Pragmatics, Pedagogy
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: interrogatives; communication; sender-receiver; manipulation;

Summary/Abstract: The present article intends to draw attention towards the necessity to handle interrogatives in the appropriate manner, in order to convey the intended message. It means to prove that a well-built question may be able to imply, suggest, even impose its answer to the recipient; therefore, it might be considered as a soft act of manipulation in communication.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 169-172
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: English