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The Interrogatives manifest WH-movement, appearing immediately before the auxiliary ''itá' '' with rising intonation and a slight pause after the main VP. The Irrealis suffix ''-hi'' often accompanies WH-words but is often dropped, as in the second example, especially among younger speakers. However, it is required for polar questions, i.e. questions marked with ''áni'', in which case its allmorph ''-ha'' is used. | The Interrogatives manifest WH-movement, appearing immediately before the auxiliary ''itá' '' with rising intonation and a slight pause after the main VP. The Irrealis suffix ''-hi'' often accompanies WH-words but is often dropped, as in the second example, especially among younger speakers. However, it is required for polar questions, i.e. questions marked with ''áni'', in which case its allmorph ''-ha'' is used. | ||
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With the exception of the polarity particle ''áni'', interrogatives can also serve as conjunctions, | With the exception of the polarity particle ''áni'', interrogatives can also serve as conjunctions, provided that the interrogatives is joined to the dependent clause with the connective ''si='': | ||
{{Gloss | |||
|phrase = Hôryak kosno nitá' penóh si-Okep nari ayrarkekór ho'itá'. | |||
| IPA = | |||
| morphemes = hôri=ak kosno Ø-n-Ø-itá-ʔ penóh si=Okep nari ayrarke-kór Ø-ho-Ø-'itá-ʔ | |||
| gloss = NEG=1S hear DIR-PST-HS.COP-LS why CONN=PN nephew spank-HEAR DIR-HOD-HS-COP-LS | |||
| translation = I did not hear/receive the news why Okep spanked (her) nephew early this morning. | |||
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Neither a pseudo-incorporated noun or adjunct may appear between the Interrogative and the copula. The next sentence is well-formed, with the pseudo-incorporated noun appearing before the interrogative ''penóh'' (why), whereas the next sentence is unfelicitous, since PINs are barred from appearing between the WH-word and the copula: | |||
{{Gloss | |||
|phrase = Koykâre yoskara cori penóh itá'? | |||
| IPA = | |||
| morphemes = koykâre yoskara cori penóh Ø-itá-ʔ | |||
| gloss = boy burn house why DIR.PRS.HS-COP-LS | |||
| translation = Why did the boy burn the house (down)? | |||
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{{Gloss | |||
|phrase = *Koykâre yoskara penóh cori itá'? | |||
| IPA = | |||
| morphemes = koykâre yoskara penóh cori Ø-itá-ʔ | |||
| gloss = boy house burn why DIR.PRS.HS-COP-LS | |||
| translation = Why did the boy burn the house (down)? | |||
}} | |||
Interrogatives can also serves as Conditionals by a ''=si'' Topicalization structure: | Interrogatives can also serves as Conditionals by a ''=si'' Topicalization structure: | ||