Contrasting Marked and Unmarked Questions

A Case of Sihs in Indonesian

Bibliographic Data

ID21484048
AuthorsRika Mutiara (0000-0001-8795-500X, Universitas Esa Unggul, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume39
Issue1
Pages97-109
Publication date2021-03-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLinguistik Indonesia (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0215-4846 • E-ISSN: 2580-2429
PublisherBadan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.26499/li.v39i1.161
OpenAlexW3137009681
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited7

Discourse marker sih is a common feature of questions in colloquial Indonesian. The results of previous research show a contrast function of sihs in questions. The questions in which sihs occur are called marked questions. The present study explored the functions of sihs by contrasting marked and unmarked questions produced by the same speakers. The marked questions can occur before the unmarked questions or in reverse order. In both patterns, the marked questions indicate speakers’ great willingness to know. They also show speakers’ way to attract hearers’ attention. The unmarked questions were used when the speakers elicit more accurate and precious answers. Moreover, they were uttered when the hearers do not catch the idea mentioned in the first question. They were uttered because the hearers’ ask for repetition

Biology · Indonesian · Linguistics · Computer Science · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Philosophy · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence

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