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Position of interrogative phrases in content questions
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Interrogative phrase initial
Example 9-28:
Hu unu me go da trip fa?
Hu
who
unu
2pl
me
ant
go
go
da
that
trip
trip
fa?
for
For whom did you go on that trip? OR: Who did you work for on that trip?
Source:
Escure 1993
: 237
Example 9-29:
A hu ɛls dɛ wid unu?
A
top
hu
who
ɛls
else
dɛ
loc
wid
with
unu?
2pl
Who else was with you?
Source:
Escure 1993
: 237
Example 9-30:
Da wiʧ Lindo dat?
Da
top
wiʧ
which
Lindo
Lindo
dat?
that
Which Lindo was that? OR: Which one of the Lindos are you talking about?
Source:
Escure 1993
: 237
Example 9-31:
Wɛn unu kum da town?
Wɛn
when
unu
2pl
kum
come
da
to
town?
town
When are you coming to town?
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Belizean Creole
by
Geneviève Escure
cite
Language:
Belizean Creole
Feature:
Position of interrogative phrases in content questions
Source:
Escure 1993
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