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Utterance with declarative syntax and rising intonation
In linguistics, a rising declarative is an utterance which has the syntactic form of a declarative but the rising intonation typically associated with polar interrogatives.Rising declarative: Justin Bieber wants to hang out with me? Falling declarative: Justin Bieber wants to hang out with me. Polar question: Does Justin Bieber want to hang out with me? Wikipedia →
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A brief account of the rise and progress of the people called QuakersWilliam Penn · 1694
The history of North AmericaCooper Rev. Mr. · 1789
The rise of American nationality, 1811-1819Kendric Charles Babcock · 1906
True to formChristine Gunlogson · 2003
The Rise of Germany, 1939-1941James Holland · 2015
A Brief Account of the Rise and Progress of the People Called QuakersWilliam Penn · 2012
The Declaration Of Indulgence, 1672Frank Bate · 1908
InsullForrest McDonald · 1962
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