Re: Loaded Questions (Was: Re: Conlangcon Boston today!)
| From: | John Cowan <jcowan@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, November 12, 2002, 11:52 |
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Roger Mills scripsit:
> My favorite Kash question tag is _iti_ 'or', which can be construed as
> "...or not?" or (exasperated) "...or what?".
Very German. "Du kommst mit mir, oder?" The main part has
sentence intonation, and the "oder?" is rising.
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