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Example 7-27
Hu
si yo ongklo.
Hu
q
si
see
yo
2.
poss
ongklo.
uncle
Who saw your uncle?
Comment:
No other position is attested for the interrogative phrase here (i.e. when it is subject of the sentence).
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
cite
Datapoints:
Position of interrogative phrases in content questions: Interrogative phrase initial
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