Re: Spanish-related question ((q)SVO ?)

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    Subject: Re: Spanish-related question ((q)SVO ?)


    Rodlox wrote:

    <<"Que wot be thee."
    " ? / what is / state-of-being / you "

    "What are you?">>

    >I still see two question words: "que" and "wot".  I mean, right in
    the translation you translate "wot" as "what is".  That's about as
    much of a question word as you can get.
     
      okay, sorry for not being too clear...."what is"  is a statement..."that which is" basically.
     
 <<that would probably have an interlinear more like "state-of-being / teacher
/ you"...though I may be wrong.>>

    >So, in essence, you have a VOS language, like Malagasy.

     cool.

    >  And
    what you have are two question words: "que" and "wot".  If I
    were to conjecture as to how this system works, it'd be this:

    >(1) Taking a standard GB root, let's say that there's a Q feature
    somewhere that causes WH words to move in front of the verb.
     
     minor question - what are 'GB' and 'WH' ?
     
    >So, in "wot be thee", the "wot" comes from the direct object position
    and moves in front of the verb.

    >(2) Unlike GB, the Q feature is actually extent, and that Q feature
    is "que".
     
     'extent'?...is existing on its own?
     (I derived that from "extant", so I'm likely wrong).

    >(3) Further conjecturing: If you wanted to say "Are you a teacher?",
    you'd have the following: "Que be teacher thee?"

    >Is that what you were thinking of?
     
     yep.
     
     thanks!!
     
    >-David
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