The syntax of yes and no /

This book is a cross-linguistic study of the syntax of yes-no questions and their answers, drawing on data from a wide range of languages with particular focus on English, Finnish, Swedish, Thai, and Chinese. There are broadly two types of answer to yes-no questions: those that employ particles such...

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Main Author:	Holmberg, Anders (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Edition:	First edition.
Series:	Oxford linguistics.
Subjects:	Grammar, Comparative and general > Agreement. Grammar, Comparative and general > Syntax. Questioning. Accord (Linguistique) Syntaxe. Interrogation. Grammar, Comparative and general > Agreement Grammar, Comparative and general > Syntax Questioning Electronic books.
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