Rising and Falling Declaratives as Questions in English
by
Christine Gunlogson
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2004
This book is concerned with the meaning and use of two kinds of declarative sentences:
It's raining?
It's raining.
The difference between (1) and (2) is intonational: (1) has a final rise--indicated by the question mark--while (2) ends with a fall.
Christine Gunlogson's central claim...