Universal #672
Legacy number: 672
| Number | 669 |
| Original | Question particles may co-occur with inversion in yes-no questions. |
| Standardized | IF yes-no questions are marked by question particles, THEN they may in addition be marked by verb inversion, and vice versa. |
| Keywords | interrogative sentence, yes-no question, question particle, inversion |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | mutual implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | almost absolute? |
| Basis | 79 languages surveyed in Ultan 1978c |
| Source | Ultan 1978c: 232 |
Discussion
Counterexamples
French, where the two devices are mutually exclusive in yes-no questions (Ultan 1978c: 232).
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