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'''Declarative sentence''' is a sentence to which a [[truth value]] can be assigned, given a certain situation or circumstance.
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=== Example ===
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(i) is a declarative sentence because we can assign it a truth value (e.g., in the actual world sentence (i) is not true).
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(i) The Queen of Holland is bald
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Sentences expressing a question or command are not declarative.
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=== Link ===
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[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Declarative+sentence&lemmacode=1056 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
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Latest revision as of 03:28, 18 May 2009

Declarative sentence is a sentence to which a truth value can be assigned, given a certain situation or circumstance.

Example

(i) is a declarative sentence because we can assign it a truth value (e.g., in the actual world sentence (i) is not true).

(i) The Queen of Holland is bald

Sentences expressing a question or command are not declarative.

Link

Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics


Other languages