Encoding polar questions in Dholuo

Most languages have both content questions and polar questions (Dryer 2005a). Previous studies on Dholuo have considered content questions in detail (cf. Okoth 1997; Omondi 1982, 1993). However, research on the nature of polar questions in Dholuo remains inconclusive. Omondi (1993) identifies a few...

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Autor principal:	Benson Oduor Ojwang
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Publicado:	LibraryPress@UF 2008
Materias:	Tashlihyt Berber phonology gemination imperfective Philology. Linguistics P1-1091
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8c35f2d171f74033b03a73ce58538aac2021-11-19T03:52:49ZEncoding polar questions in Dholuo10.32473/sal.v37i1.1072990039-35332154-428Xhttps://doaj.org/article/8c35f2d171f74033b03a73ce58538aac2008-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/107299https://doaj.org/toc/0039-3533https://doaj.org/toc/2154-428XMost languages have both content questions and polar questions (Dryer 2005a). Previous studies on Dholuo have considered content questions in detail (cf. Okoth 1997; Omondi 1982, 1993). However, research on the nature of polar questions in Dholuo remains inconclusive. Omondi (1993) identifies a few particles in polar interrogatives but does not offer the full range of possible pragmatic interpretations beyond the structural function of these words. Onyoyo (2001) also outlines some particles in interrogatives of Dholuo, but does not place them in context and simply states that such particles provide more meaning. In this paper, I present descriptive data to illustrate the semantic, syntactic and pragmatic properties of polar questions in Dholuo. The two main strategies considered here are interrogative uses of question particles and affixations to the verb.Benson Oduor OjwangLibraryPress@UFarticleTashlihyt BerberphonologygeminationimperfectivePhilology. LinguisticsP1-1091ENFRStudies in African Linguistics, Vol 37, Iss 1 (2008)
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description	Most languages have both content questions and polar questions (Dryer 2005a). Previous studies on Dholuo have considered content questions in detail (cf. Okoth 1997; Omondi 1982, 1993). However, research on the nature of polar questions in Dholuo remains inconclusive. Omondi (1993) identifies a few particles in polar interrogatives but does not offer the full range of possible pragmatic interpretations beyond the structural function of these words. Onyoyo (2001) also outlines some particles in interrogatives of Dholuo, but does not place them in context and simply states that such particles provide more meaning. In this paper, I present descriptive data to illustrate the semantic, syntactic and pragmatic properties of polar questions in Dholuo. The two main strategies considered here are interrogative uses of question particles and affixations to the verb.
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Encoding polar questions in Dholuo

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