Is simply answering ‘yes’ to the question ‘do you know what time it is?’ semantically or pragmatically problematic? a. The problem is simultaneo...

Is simply answering ‘yes’ to the question ‘do you know what time it is?’ semantically or pragmatically problematic? a. The problem is simultaneously semantic and pragmatic, since it relates both to the decoding of the fixed value of linguistic units and to the estimation of interlocutors’ intentions. b. It is semantically problematic, because it takes extralinguistic knowledge to figure out what the interlocutor really wants. c. There is actually no problem at all, since ‘do you know what time it is?’ is a polar question and, as such, can be adequately answered with a ‘yes’ or ‘no’. d. The problem is pragmatic, since any user’s interactional experience should indicate that the interlocutor is not interested in the time at all. e. The nature of the problem is pragmatic, since the asker’s (fairly transparent) intention of being informed of the time is being ignored.