An emotive-predicate assertion such as (20A), and likewise (22A), expresses the proposition that the speaker is surprised, and this proposition can be queried by the verification check.

Evidence (3)

Exclamatives, deniability, and answerhood — Semantic non-equivalence of exclamatives and emotive-predicate assertions

This proposition can be questioned with (20B) to check whether the speaker is surprised.

https://doi.org/10.1515/tl-2025-2006#unit-4-p4

Exclamatives, deniability, and answerhood — Semantic non-equivalence of exclamatives and emotive-predicate assertions

This proposition can be questioned with (20B) to check whether the speaker is surprised.

https://doi.org/10.1515/tl-2025-2006#unit-4-p4

Exclamatives, deniability, and answerhood — Semantic non-equivalence of exclamatives and emotive-predicate assertions

This proposition can be questioned with (20B) to check whether the speaker is surprised.

https://doi.org/10.1515/tl-2025-2006#unit-4-p4

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