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ÁGNES DELI Interpersonality and Textuality in Discourse

Interpersonality and Textuality in Discourse 105 which is signalled by the verb sounds

, introduces an evaluation, and it is followed by the implicit hypothesis: "there may be none", which definitely requires a response. Clearly, the hypothesis or the expression of lack of knowledge operate on the interpersonal level of discourse, so as regards their discourse function these utterances are not much different from interrogative questions. I propose that the need for a response, the elicitative force of declaratives in discourse is due to a prevailing discourse factor, which I label the U-factor. As the following diagram shows it obtains from the "unshared" or from the uncertainty of the speaker, which can be lexically signalled in by a U-verb or by an H-marker (hypothesis marker). CONTEXTUAL FACTOR 5. I never actually knew she came over and did a show over here. 6. I must ask you about the spelling of your name, Speaker doesn't know U N S H A E E D T H E Speaker is uncertain 10. Judith, I take it, that, broadly speaking, women get paid between two thirds and three quarters.

,. 11. Successful, I hope. 12. So there are no drums in there at all. 14. I've never seen a yellow one 13. Presumably, the the sort of glamour of films, and how you create an effect on films [w] got itself into your brain.

.. 7. You just have been made redundant, I gather, 9. I understand I can have a photograph. 8. But it seems to me you're just looking for tolerance.

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