(Komi-Permyak)

InitIP / InS

InitIP: The word order of interrogative phrases is sentence-initial.

InS: Interrogative phrases display in situ word order; that is, the IP appears in the same position in a question as would its equivalent phrase in the full-sentence answer to the question.

(1)kyčömtenatńim-yt?
howyou.GENname2SG
’What is your name?’ (L. P.)

(2)kynymćas-öpantaś-a-m?
how_manyclockILLmeetPRS1PL
’What time will we meet?’ (Ponomareva 2010: 35)

(3)önikynymćas?
nowhow_manyclock
’What time is it now?’ (Ponomareva 2010: 35)

(4)önikykćas.
nowtwoclock
’Now it is two o’clock.’ (Ponomareva 2010: 35)

In Komi-Permyak interrogative phrases are interrogative pronouns. They usually appear in sentence-initial position (1)–(2) (Bartens 2000: 166), but occasionally in situ word orders are also possible (3) (cf. Batalova 2002: 141).

Author: Nikolett F. Gulyás


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