(Udmurt)

Q & PhonInt

Q: Polar questions are marked by a question particle, a non-inflectional morpheme that functions specifically to mark this function and that displays a degree of independence (as an affix, clitic, or independent word). Changes in word order are of no significance for the purposes of this parameter.

PhonInt: Polar questions appear in the same word order as their declarative equivalents and are marked exclusively by intonation.

(1)vetl-i-d-atonbakća-je?
goPST2SG=Qyouvegetable_gardenILL
‘Have you been to the vegetable garden?’ (Winkler 2001: 67)

(2)titolonturna-dy?
you_PLyesterdayharvestPST.2PL
‘Did you harvest yesterday?’ (Bartens 2000: 345)

In Udmurt, polar questions are formed with the help of an interrogative particle (1), but it is also possible to mark them solely by intonation (2) (Bartens 2000: 345, Winkler 2001: 66).

Author: Erika Asztalos


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