English judgments reported in the literature that disallow a bare no after wh-exclamatives are subtle; consulted English speakers accept no-responses.

Evidence (3)

Exclamation, intensity, and emotive assertion — Rebutting the non-assertiveness diagnostics

English speakers we consulted find no trouble responding no to this sentence

https://doi.org/10.1515/tl-2024-2022#unit-2-p3

Exclamation, intensity, and emotive assertion — Rebutting the non-assertiveness diagnostics

English speakers we consulted find no trouble responding no to this sentence

https://doi.org/10.1515/tl-2024-2022#unit-2-p3

Exclamation, intensity, and emotive assertion — Rebutting the non-assertiveness diagnostics

English speakers we consulted find no trouble responding no to this sentence

https://doi.org/10.1515/tl-2024-2022#unit-2-p3

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