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Position of interrogative phrases in content questions
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Interrogative phrase initial Frequency: 80.0%
Example 43-19:
Ki
nos misti fadji?
Ki
what
nos
1pl
misti
must
fadji?
do
What do we have to do?
Source:
Philippe 2011
: 96
Confidence:
Very certain
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Interrogative phrase not initial Frequency: 20.0%
Example 43-18:
Akel sua predju
kantu
?
Akel
that
sua
poss
predju
price
kantu?
how.much
How much is that one’s price?
Source:
Philippe 2011
: 96
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Batavia Creole
by
Philippe Maurer
cite
Language:
Batavia Creole
Feature:
Position of interrogative phrases in content questions
Source:
Philippe 2011
: 37f., 96
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