Abstract
In this introduction to the special issue on “Attitudinal Interrogatives in Interactive Talk”, we review previous studies on the non-interrogative uses of ‘question-word’ constructions in natural conversations, then draw attention to some new studies focusing on how these constructions are deployed as stance markers. Previous studies have often identified disaffiliative uses for these ‘question-word’ constructions; in this special issue, attention is given to affiliative uses as well. Given that question-words are often also used as indefinite pronouns, we include a section on the roles of both indefiniteness and interrogativity in the emergence of attitudinal question-word constructions. We also highlight a number of interesting issues and new insights from each contributing paper. Among these are issues related to correlations between locus (e.g. left vs. right periphery asymmetries), sequence, and prosody. New insights include formulaic attitudinal interrogative forms, the use of question-word infixation, as well as pathways of attitudinal drifts. Finally, we also discuss some of the directions for future research.
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