1.2.3.5. Position of wh-signs
Wh-signs can appear in four different positions in the DGS content interrogative: i) in sentence-initial position (example a), ii) in sentence-final position (example b), iii) both in sentence-initial and sentence-final position (example c) and iv) in situ (example d), which means that the wh-sign is interpreted in the syntactical position, where the constituent that is asked for, would usually appear.
wh
a. solution how
‘How can it be solved?’
wh
b. when ix2 first_time hear
‘When did you hear about it for the first time?’
wh
c. why italy more why
‘Why does Italy have more [soccer clubs]?’
wh
d. ipad when get ix2
‘When did you get the iPad?’
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