Trotzke and Giannakidou's proposed pragmatic implicature account of origo orientation lacks independently supported theoretical assumptions, including unspecified origo features on silent subjects and apparently verbs, and an explanation of why [+ origo] is unmarked.

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Empirical and theoretical arguments against equating exclamatives and emotive assertions — Origo dependence, free indirect discourse, and the nature of exclamative attitude

I am unsure about the relevant theoretical underpinnings.

https://doi.org/10.1515/tl-2025-2001#unit-5-p4

Empirical and theoretical arguments against equating exclamatives and emotive assertions — Origo dependence, free indirect discourse, and the nature of exclamative attitude

I am unsure about the relevant theoretical underpinnings.

https://doi.org/10.1515/tl-2025-2001#unit-5-p4

Empirical and theoretical arguments against equating exclamatives and emotive assertions — Origo dependence, free indirect discourse, and the nature of exclamative attitude

I am unsure about the relevant theoretical underpinnings.

https://doi.org/10.1515/tl-2025-2001#unit-5-p4

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