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Wei-Tien Dylan Tsai (2000). The Hows of Why and The Whys of How.
URL: http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/ealc/chinling/articles/tsai16.pdf
(Last accessed 2009-07-23).
ODIN: http://odin.linguistlist.org/igt_raw.php?id= 3457&langcode=jpn (2018-10-23).
Example #1:
(ii) a. Taroo-wa doo-yat-te/*doo-si-te syuppatu su-ru no?
Taroo-Top how-do-Ger leave -Pres Q
'By what means will Taroo leave?'
Example #2:
b. Taroo-wa doo-si-te/*doo-yat-te syuppatu si-ta no?
Taroo-Top how-do-Ger leave -Past Q
'Why did Taroo leave?'
Example #3:
c. Taroo-wa doo-mo kasiko-ku na-i.
Taroo-Top how-any clever-Inf Neg-Pres
'Taroo is not so clever.'
Example #4:
(i) John-wa kabin-o doo kowasita-no
top vase-acc how broke-Q
'How did John break the vase?'
Example #5:
Answer: a. konagona-ni
pieces-into
'into pieces' (result)
Example #6:
b. hanmaa-de tatai-te
hammer-with hitting
'by hitting with a hammer' (method)
Example #7:
c. nan-no tamerai-mo naku
any-gen hesitation NEG
'with no hesitation' (style)