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Example 29-22
Jy het WAT gesê?
Jy
you
het
pst
WAT
what
ge-sê?
ptcp
-said
You said WHAT?!
Comment:
When wh-phrases are left in situ, an echo question results (the effect is the same as in English).
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Afrikaans
by
Hans den Besten
and
Theresa Biberauer
cite
Datapoints:
Position of interrogative phrases in content questions: Interrogative phrase initial
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