This paper proposes a novel formal semantic analysis of echo questions built upon the idea that they are questions about expressions. Although similar concepts have been occasionally expressed in the literature, no formal models have been proposed that directly reflect this metalinguistic concept. Specifically, we propose a compositional semantics of echo questions formulated in the structured ...

The current study examines the impact of students’ beliefs on using writing CF. By comparing contexts and investigating about written CF, this investigated topic from cognitive perspective social perspective. 163 university students at Khwaja Fareed UEIT, Pakistan were participants study. Students placed into three groups: direct, indirect metalinguistic CF (urban students) two direct (rural). ...

How does abstract structure emerge during language learning? On some accounts, children’s early syntax emerges from direct generalizations from particular lexical items, while on others, syntactic structure is acquired independently and follows its own timetable. Progress on differentiating these views requires detailed developmental data. Using parental reports of vocabulary and grammar abilit...

What I hope to achieve in this paper is some rather deeper understanding of the semantic and pragmatic properties of utterances which are said to involve the phenomenon of metalinguistic negation. According to Larry Horn, who has been primarily responsible for drawing our attention to it, this is a special non-truthfunctional use of the negation operator, which can be glossed as 'I object to U'...

Whether type of written corrective feedback (WCF) impacts L2 learning has been investigated for decades. While many product-oriented studies report conflicting findings, the paucity adopting both a process-oriented and curricular approach (e.g., Caras, 2019) underscores call further research on: a) processing dimension writers’ engagement with WCF in this instructed setting (Manchón & Leow,...

Abstract In this paper I argue that metalinguistic negotiations are not as common David Plunkett and Timothy Sundell assume. They make two related controversial claims: the claim speakers don’t know what they say directly communicate contents. These claims generate challenges metalinguistic-negotiation view should meet. Firstly, it clarify why oblivious to saying communicating, secondly, explai...