1.2.2. Alternative interrogatives
Alternative interrogatives provide alternatives to the addressee to choose from. These are usually in the form of a polar interrogative as in the English example ‘Is he young or old?’ and thus, in TİD an alternative interrogative may be articulated with the non-manual markers of polar interrogatives. Body leans to opposite directions accompany each alternative.
bl-r bl-l
y/n y/n
expensive cheap
‘Is it expensive or cheap?’
When the manual signs in an alternative question are articulated with the non-manual markers of a content question, the question can be interpreted as ‘Is it a girl or a boy? Which one?’, namely as a content question.
wh
gırl boy
‘Is it a girl or boy? (Which one?)’
Sometimes, the question can contain an overt question sign such as what/which.
wh
gırl boy which
‘Is it a woman or a man? Which one?’
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