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Peter Cole and Cherleng Lee (1997). Locality Constraints on Yes/No Questions in Singapore Teochew.
URL: http://www.ling.udel.edu/pcole/YNinTeo.pdf
(Last accessed 2009-07-23).
ODIN: http://odin.linguistlist.org/igt_raw.php?id= 3068&langcode=nan (2018-10-23).
Example #1:
Ah Meng su m suka ji bun zi?
like not like this CL book
'Does Ah Meng like this book?'
Example #2:
Ah Meng ka suka ji bun zi?
Q like this CL book
'Does Ah Meng like this book?'
Example #3:
Ah Meng (oi) suka ji bun zi b-oi?
will like this CL book not-will
'Will Ah Meng like this book?'
Example #4:
(5) a. Ah Meng ai lai m-ai?
Ah Meng want come not-want
`Does Ah Meng want to come?'
Example #5:
b. *Ah Meng oi lai m-ai?
Ah Meng will come not-want
`Does Ah Meng want to come?'
Example #6:
c. Ah Meng oi lai b-oi?
Ah Meng will come not-will
`Will Ah Meng come?'
Example #7:
Ah Meng ka su m suka ji bun zi?
Q like not like this CL book
'Does Ah Meng like this book?'
Example #8:
Ah Meng ka (oi) suka ji bun zi b-oi?
Q will like this CL book not-will
'Will Ah Meng like this book?'
Example #9:
a. *Ah Meng su m suka ji bun zi b-oi?
like not like this CL book will-not
'Will Ah Meng like this book?'
Example #10:
b. Ah Meng oi suka ji bun zi b-oi?
will like this CL book will-not
'Will Ah Meng like this book?'
Example #11:
c. *Ah Meng oi su m suka ji bun zi b-oi?
will like not like this CL book will-not
'Will Ah Meng like this book?'
Example #12:
Ah Meng pa wa.
Ah Meng beat me
`Ah Meng beats me.'
Example #13:
Ah Meng pa didiang?
Ah Meng beat who
`Who did Ah Meng beat?'
Example #14:
*Didiang Ah Meng pa?
who Ah Meng beat
'Who did Ah Meng beat?'
Example #15:
Ah Meng dor Muikok zorgang
Ah Meng at U.S. work
`Ah Meng works in the US.'
Example #16:
Ah Meng dor digor zorgang?
Ah Meng at where work
`Where does Ah Meng work?'
Example #17:
*Dor digor Ah Meng zorgang?
at where Ah Meng work
`Where does Ah Meng work?'
Example #18:
ka?dek
feel
feel
Example #19:
b. Bozua tha zongli kih-m-kih Mui Kok?
papers say PM go-not-go US
'Did the paper say whether the PM is going to the US?'
Example #20:
Wa kih m kih Pakiah you hor?
I go not go Beijing better
`Is it better for me to go to Beijing or not?'
Example #21:
?Le suka tiao m tiaobu gai nang?
you like dance not dance person
`Do you prefer those who dance or those who don't?'
Example #22:
ga i gai boh jia m jia liuliang
and his wife eat not eat durian
'He asked if Ah Meng bought durians and if his wife eats them.'
Example #23:
ga i boh ka jia m jia chao tauhu
and his wife eat not eat smelly bean curd
'He asked if Ah Meng had gone to Taiwan and if his wife eats smelly bean curd.'