THE CHARACTERIZATION OF EXCLAMATIVE CLAUSES: PRESUPPOSITION, NEGATION, AND QUESTION-ANSWER PAIR
THE CHARACTERIZATION OF EXCLAMATIVE CLAUSES: PRESUPPOSITION, NEGATION, AND QUESTION-ANSWER PAIR

Summary/Abstract: This paper aims at presenting three of the characteristics identified in the case of exclamatives, namely presupposition, negation and the incapacity to function as answers in the question-answer minimal pair. Due to the fact that this type of clause was often disregarded in the Romanian grammars, the purpose of the article is to prove that there are some features which contribute to the establishment of an autonomous status of the exclamatives. The quoted studies illustrate that there are many divergent opinions concerning the status of this type of clause but also numerous similarities which are yet to be exploited.

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