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Example 17-15
Dè̱m ge̱t
haw mo̱ch
mò̱ni?
Dè̱m
3pl
.
sbj
ge̱t
have
haw
how
mo̱ch
much
mò̱ni?
money
How much money do they have?
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 15
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
by
Nicholas Faraclas
cite
Datapoints:
Position of interrogative phrases in content questions: Interrogative phrase not initial
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