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Position of interrogative phrases in content questions
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Interrogative phrase not initial Frequency: 75.0%
Example 67-31:
Lagi sini
berapa
tahun lu baca?
Lagi
again
sini
here
berapa
how.many
tahun
year
lu
2sg
baca?
read
How many more years are you going to study here?
Source:
Aye 2005
: 141
Confidence:
Very certain
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Interrogative phrase initial Frequency: 25.0%
Example 67-30:
Berapa
lu mahu?
Berapa
how.much
lu
2sg
mahu?
want
How much do you want?
Source:
Aye 2005
: 142
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Singapore Bazaar Malay
by
Khin Khin Aye
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Language:
Singapore Bazaar Malay
Feature:
Position of interrogative phrases in content questions
Source:
Aye 2005
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