The statements They constitute minimal units of expression with meaning and are generally made up of several words and possibly a sentence, although even a single word can constitute a statement. It is through statements that ideas are expressed or speech acts are completed. For example: I ask for the bill, please.
The statement is, then, the minimum unit of communication. These units make up the texts, which are larger communication units.
For a set of words to be considered a statement, it must have:
- Something to communicate.
- An intention.
- A code known to the receivers.
- A unit (its parts must be interrelated around a thematic nucleus).
- Certain limits (in written language they are marked by the capital initial and the period or, eventually, the question mark or exclamation mark and in oral communication they are marked by pauses and intonation).
statement and sentence
As noted, the limits of the statement, in general, coincide with that of sentences. However, statement and sentence are not equivalent terms. While a sentence is a theoretical grammatical construct, it might not make any sense. For example: Pockets spoke raw fearan utterance is the specific realization of a sentence that makes sense, emitted by a specific speaker in certain circumstances, that is, under a certain context.
This can be visualized very well if you think about ironic expressions: the context is what defines whether something is said with a plain or ironic intention, even when the sentence that is pronounced is exactly the same: if we tell someone that they are entering the bank at 2:50 p.m.You always wanting to be the first”, it is clear that we are making an ironic statement, but if it is 9:45 a.m. that statement will be perceived as flat. It should be noted that sentences can only be evaluated in formal terms, while statements can be judged true or false.
The statement can be classified according to which class of words constitutes its nucleus. Thus we will speak of a phrase statement when this nucleus is a noun, an adjective or an adverb, in which case we will call these nominal, adjectival and adverbial statements, respectively. When the nucleus is a conjugated verb, we will talk about sentence statements.
Statement Types
- affirmative statements. They affirm something. For example: Tomorrow morning it’s going to rain.
- negative statements. They deny something. For example: They haven’t paid me yet.
- doubtful statements. They doubt something. For example: Maybe we’ll be in time to catch the train.
- interrogative statements. They ask questions. For example: You have change?
- exclamatory statements. They exclaim something. For example: What a bad luck!
- imperative statements. They order something. For example: Pay attention.
- declarative statements. They declare something. For example: I prefer not to go to the party.
- wishful statements. They want something. For example: I would love to be on vacation.
Examples of statements
- Please tidy your room this afternoon.
- Every morning is the same.
- It may be true.
- Maybe that guy is right.
- Buenas tardes.
- Can the cell phone be used in this work?
- I don’t know any country in Europe.
- That beauty!
- Are you coming to see me tomorrow?
- Don’t come back until you really regret it
- Tomorrow you come to see me!
- The lady on the fourth floor keeps complaining about the noise from the neighbors.
- See you tomorrow.
- Forbidden to step on the grass
- How hot!
- I played all afternoon with my school friends.
- It has rained since morning.
- I am very glad to meet you.
- Silence!
- How I would like to tell him everything I think…
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