Non-Canonical Questions

Andreas Trotzke, Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of Konstanz

Andreas Trotzke is Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Konstanz. His areas of expertise include syntax, pragmatics, and language education. He has been awarded several Invited Professorships and Visiting Scholarships, among them a 1-year scholarship at Stanford University (2016-2017), the prestigious Chair 2017 Empirical Foundations of Linguistics at Université Sorbonne Paris Cité/CNRS, and an IDEX Professorship (1re classe) at the Université de Bordeaux. He is the co-editor, with Xavier Villalba, of Expressive Meanings Across Linguistic Levels and Frameworks (OUP, 2021).

Part I. Introduction to non-canonical questions
1. Introduction
2. Key concepts in the study of questions
3. A typology of non-canonical questions
Part II. The syntax of non-canonical questions
4. Non-canonical word order
5. Non-canonical wh-elements
6. Non-canonicity via modal particles
Part III. The pragmatics of non-canonical questions
7. Non-canonical questions as first moves in a dialogue
8. Non-canonical questions as second moves in a dialogue
Part IV. A new framework for non-canonical questions
9. Emotional intensities in non-canonical questions
10. Non-canonical questions, expressivity, and the model of communication
References
Index