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Example 59-66
mo ma awe, mama?
mo
2sg
ma
hear
awe,
already
mama?
mother
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Comment:
The rising intonation contour for the question occurs on the last syllable of the clause ending with
awe
.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
nd
Language:
Sango
by
William J. Samarin
cite
Datapoints:
Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns: Binary pronominal politeness distinction
Polar questions: Only interrogative intonation
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