103 Polar questions
This feature is described more fully in
chapter 103.
Summary
This feature (based on WALS feature 116, by Matthew S. Dryer) concerns the way in which polar questions (also called yes-no questions) are coded. The most common coding types are intonational coding and segmental coding (by a particle or by an affix on the verb). In addition to segmental and intonational marking, polar questions may be marked by special word order (as in English) and by an A-not-A pattern (as in Mandarin Chinese). "Only interrogative intonation" means that a polar differs from a declarative sentence only by intonation.
Authors
Martin Haspelmath and the APiCS ConsortiumValues
| excl | shrd | all | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Only interrogative intonation | 35 | 36 | 71 |
 | Interrogative word order | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 | Initial question particle | 1 | 13 | 14 |
 | Final question particle | 2 | 20 | 22 |
 | Question particle in other position | 0 | 7 | 7 |
 | Interrogative verb morphology | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 | A-not-A question | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Representation: | 76 | |||
| Language | Value | Lexifier | Details | Source | |
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| Id | Primary text | Analyzed text | Gloss | Translation | Type | Language | Audio | Details |
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