Yes/no and Wh-Questions in Ǹjò̩-Kóo : A Unified Analysis

Yes/no and Wh-Questions in Ǹjò̩-Kóo : A Unified Analysis

Cet article, s’inscrit dans le cadre minimaliste de la syntaxe générative et étudie oui / non et wh-questions dans la langue Ǹjò̩-kóo (Benue-Congo), parlée dans l’état de Ondo au Nigeria. On observe que la particule interrogative pour des questions de type oui / non qui suit systématiquement le suje...

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Main Author: Simeon Olaogun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cercle linguistique du Centre et de l'Ouest - CerLICO 2018-07-01
Series:Corela
Subjects:
Two main cross-linguistic claims are often made with regard to question formation in language
namely
that yes/no questions and wh-questions involve different syntactic derivations even though they may appear to have in common
some morphosyntactic properties such as the presence of a question particle
auxiliary insertion
or word order alternation
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