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- O-S
- Mixed Data
- No Data
| Language | Question | Subquestion | Color | Parameter | Value | Preference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernese German | 29 | b | O-S | 1 | NA | |
| Bwamu | 29 | b | O-S | 1 | NA | |
| Czech | 29 | b | O-S | 1 | NA | |
| Ninkaré | 29 | b | O-S | 1 | NA | |
| Finnish | 29 | b | O-S | 1 | ||
| Gagauz | 29 | b | O-S | 0.5 | ||
| Mongolian | 29 | b | O-S | 1 | NA | |
| Hungarian | 29 | b | O-S | 1 | ||
| Jejueo | 29 | b | O-S | 0.5 | NA | |
| Kazakh | 29 | b | O-S | 1 | NA | |
| Marathi | 29 | b | O-S | 1 | ||
| Mopan Maya | 29 | b | O-S | 1 | NA | |
| Mooré | 29 | b | O-S | 1 | ||
| Nepali | 29 | b | O-S | 1 | ||
| Turkish | 29 | b | O-S | 1 | ||
| Kannada | 29 | b | O-S | 1 | ||
| Polish | 29 | b | O-S | 1 | ||
| Slovene | 29 | b | O-S | 1 | ||
| Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian | 29 | b | O-S | 1 | ||
| Standard German | 29 | b | O-S | 1 | ||
| Upper Sorbian | 29 | b | O-S | 1 | NA |
(29) Multiple questions
b) Can an object interrogative precede a subject interrogative?
If (29.a.) has a positive answer!
Prompt: I see so many gifts! Tell me:
German
Was hat wer mitgebracht?
what[.ACC] has who.NOM brought
Explanation: Make sure, e.g., by using a context of the sort given above, that neither of the question words has an echo-question interpretation. Other constructional types include, e.g., coordination (what did she fix, and how?).
Please use only interrogative pronouns, not complex expressions (such as which person).
If interrogative phrases go to the right in the language, please check in what order the two phrases can be arranged.
Background: Presence/absence of superiority effects in S-V-O vs. S-O-V languages