(Meadow Mari)

OblPq=Pq

OblPq=Pq: The word order of dependent polar questions is the same as in independent polar questions.

(1)tudojod-o,čtoməjjəlməzeul-ammo.
(s)heaskPST1.3SGthatIlinguistbe1SGQ
’(S)he asked if I was a linguist.’ (T. E.)

(2)tudojod-o,məjjəlməzeul-ammo.
(s)heaskPST1.3SGIlinguistbe1SGQ
’(S)he asked if I was a linguist.’ (T. E.)

(3)məjjəlməzeul-ammomanjod-o.
Ilingustbe1SGQthataskPST1.3SG
’(S)he asked if I was a linguist.’ (T. E.)

In Meadow Mari, there are various strategies to form dependent polar questions, none of them affecting the order of S, V, and O.

Author: Bogáta Timár


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