AN INVESTIGATION INTO QUESTION WORDS IN GERMAN. A CONTRIBUTION TO THEIR DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION (Frageworter im Deutschen. Ein Beitrag zu ihrer Definition und Klassifikation)

• Authors: Biernat-Sówka Joanna
• Languages of publication: DE

Abstracts

EN

The purpose of this article is a critical analysis of the definitions and classifications of question words in contemporary German grammar and grammatical-syntactical papers. In communicative situations, the users of the language are employing various interrogative constructions. Therefore, it is of a great importance to be able to identify and classify interrogative sentences in the language. Unfortunately, most of the investigated grammatical theses, which simply refer to the lack of word comprehension and the problematical approach to parts of speech in general, do not present a fully satisfactory explanation of the concept of question words. From this perspective, the author suggests basing the definition and classification of question words on the linguistic theory of Józef Darski, who presents a new solution to the problem of parts of speech resulting in a precise and exact definition of question words.

Keywords

EN

CONTEXT; DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION OF QUESTION WORDS; INTERROGATIVE CONSTRUCTIONS (W-PHRASES AND W-QUESTIONS WORDS); INTERROGATIVITY; MINIMAL SENTENCE; PARTS OF SPEECH; QUESTION WORDS (GENERAL AND DETAILED QUESTIONS WORDS); WORD FORM

• Publisher: Wydział I Nauk Humanistycznych i Społecznych PAN, Społeczna Akademia Nauk w Łodzi
• Journal: Kwartalnik Neofilologiczny
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 57
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 297-317
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Biernat-Sówka Joanna

• Joanna Biernat-Sówka, Redakcja Kwartalnika Neofilologicznego, Ul. Szturmowa 4, 02-678 Warszawa, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

11PLAAAA09614