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Questions
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Abstract

Questions fall into two main groups: alternative questions (including yes/no questions) and constituent questions (wh-questions). Questions may be direct or indirect. Indirect questions may have the same form as direct questions or be explicitly marked as indirect.

1. Introduction

The question is a sentence type found in most languages of the world. The function of questions has been…

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Eirik Welo, “Questions”, in: Encyclopedia of Ancient Greek Language and Linguistics, General Editor: Georgios K. Giannakis. Consulted online on 20 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2214-448X_eagll_COM_00000303>
First published online: 2013



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