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==WH Questions== |
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| + | '''xar''' - what |
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| + | '''tam''' - where, with occasional licensing by an applicative suffix on the verb |
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Revision as of 16:07, 31 October 2012
Polar Questions
Polar questions can be formed in several ways. Syntactic means can form overt polar questions, while particular intonations can give utterances with declarative syntax the illocutionary force of a question.
Syntactic Questions
Polar questions are formed by means of a sentence-initial question particle. There are several attested particles, with no clear semantic distinction among them.
Intonational Questions
Polar questions can be implied by adding a non-sentence-final H to normal declarative (falling) intonation. The specific placement of the H varies.
WH Questions
All WH-questions are formed through the use of syntactically overt WH-pronouns.
xar - what tam - where, with occasional licensing by an applicative suffix on the verb an - who, with an apparent verbal prefix na-
