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Position of interrogative phrases in content questions
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Interrogative phrase initial
Example 2-39:
San
yu tyari kon gi mi?
San
what
yu
2sg
tyari
carry
kon
come
gi
give
mi?
me
What did you bring for me?
Source:
Nickel and Wilner 1984
: 18
Example 2-40:
Sanede
yu du dati?
Sanede
why
yu
2sg
du
do
dati?
that
Why did you do that?
Source:
Nickel and Wilner 1984
: 18
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sranan
by
Donald Winford
and
Ingo Plag
cite
Language:
Sranan
Feature:
Position of interrogative phrases in content questions
Source:
Nickel and Wilner 1984
: 18
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