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Position of interrogative phrases in content questions
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Interrogative phrase initial
Example 10-13:
Wa
yu waahn du wid ih?
Wa
what
yu
2sg
waahn
fut
du
do
wid
ins
ih?
3sg
.
n
What are you going to do with it?
Example 10-14:
We
yu onkl bring?
We
what
yu
2sg
.
poss
onkl
uncle
bring?
bring
What did your uncle bring?
Example 10-15:
We
yu wehn sii di ishili?
We
where
yu
2sg
wehn
ant
sii
see
di
art
.
def
ishili?
lizard
Where did you see the lizard?
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
San Andres Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Language:
San Andres Creole English
Feature:
Position of interrogative phrases in content questions
Source:
Bartens 2003
: 119
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