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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> It may not necessarily be a verb that is repeated. Garrwa also has ‘yes’ and ‘no’ responses in the repertoire of responses to polar questions.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Lingtyp <lingtyp-bounces@listserv.linguistlist.org> on behalf of Jocelyn Aznar <contact@jocelynaznar.eu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, 13 December 2023 at 5:08 pm<br>
<b>To: </b>lingtyp@listserv.linguistlist.org <lingtyp@listserv.linguistlist.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Lingtyp] REQUEST</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Well, I cannot imagine just echoing the verb in French for a yes/no
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answer. If I were to do it, either there would be a gesture marking the <br>
yes or no, then no problem, or it would be quite marked, and it would do <br>
something else than answering the yes/no question.<br>
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Jocelyn<br>
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Le 13/12/2023 à 01:27, Ilana Mushin a écrit :<br>
> I agree with Paul Hopper here. I’d be surprised if there was a language <br>
> where you COULDN’T express affirmation by repetition. There’s work in <br>
> Conversation Analysis that suggests this. Tanya Stivers (2023) ‘The Book <br>
> of Answers’ OUP would be a good starting point.<br>
> <br>
> I was just yesterday transcribing some Garrwa (Northern Australian, <br>
> non-Pama-Nyungan) conversations, and came across affirmative repetition <br>
> answers in the 5 minutes or so that I transcribed.<br>
> <br>
> Ilana<br>
> <br>
> -- <br>
> <br>
> Ilana Mushin FAHA<br>
> <br>
> Professor of Linguistics<br>
> <br>
> Deputy Head of School<br>
> <br>
> Linguistics Major Convener<br>
> <br>
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> School of Languages and Cultures<br>
> <br>
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> <br>
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> *I acknowledge the Jagera and Turrbal peoples on whose land I live and <br>
> work. Their sovereignty was never ceded.*<br>
> <br>
> *From: *Lingtyp <lingtyp-bounces@listserv.linguistlist.org> on behalf of <br>
> Peter Arkadiev <peterarkadiev@yandex.ru><br>
> *Date: *Wednesday, 13 December 2023 at 1:24 am<br>
> *To: *Paul Hopper <hopper@cmu.edu>, Edoardo Nardi <e.nardi@unimarconi.it><br>
> *Cc: *lingtyp@listserv.linguistlist.org <lingtyp@listserv.linguistlist.org><br>
> *Subject: *Re: [Lingtyp] REQUEST<br>
> <br>
> Dear All,<br>
> <br>
> I am wondering if Anders Holmberg's 2016 book "The Syntax of Yes and No" <br>
> (OUP) might be relevant for this discussion.<br>
> <br>
> Best regards,<br>
> <br>
> Peter<br>
> <br>
> 12.12.2023, 17:39, "Paul Hopper" <hopper@cmu.edu>:<br>
> <br>
> An alternative formulation might be: which languages have particles<br>
> that are specialized for affirmative or negative responses such as<br>
> yes and no, and how common is this once areal phenomena are included.<br>
> <br>
> Paul<br>
> <br>
> On Tue, Dec 12, 2023 at 7:17 AM Edoardo Nardi <e.nardi@unimarconi.it<br>
> <</span><a href="mailto:e.nardi@unimarconi.it"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">mailto:e.nardi@unimarconi.it</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> Dear Fang,<br>
> <br>
> In Italian, at least in the north-eastern Tuscany varieties<br>
> (i.e. Florence and neighboring areas), we have that kind of<br>
> construction, though not particularly frequent and characterize<br>
> by the following features:<br>
> <br>
> - pragmatically marked meaning (simple emphasis);<br>
> <br>
> - usually, specific prosody;<br>
> <br>
> - usually, repetition of the verb.<br>
> <br>
> For example:<br>
> <br>
> Question: /Che _mangia_ i’ figliolo?/ ‘is the child _eating_?’<br>
> (lit. ‘that _eats_ the child?’)<br>
> <br>
> Answer: /mangia (mangia)/ (lit. ‘eats, eats’) = ‘yes (indeed)’<br>
> <br>
> I would say that it is possible in Florentine, but only under<br>
> the mentioned specific conditions; that is, it is not a<br>
> “standard” construction.<br>
> <br>
> Hope this helps!<br>
> <br>
> Best wishes,<br>
> <br>
> Edoardo Nardi, Ph.D.<br>
> Professor of Linguistics and Ancient Greek Language<br>
> Università degli Studi Guglielmo Marconi (Rome)<br>
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> <br>
> Il giorno 12 dic 2023, alle ore 12:52, Hongmei Fang<br>
> <hongmei.fang01@gmail.com <</span><a href="mailto:hongmei.fang01@gmail.com"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">mailto:hongmei.fang01@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">>><br>
> ha scritto:<br>
> <br>
> Please distribute the following message. Thanks!<br>
> <br>
> Dear all,<br>
> <br>
> I am investigating echo answers, i.e. answers that repeat a<br>
> fragment part of the polar question that they are responding<br>
> to. In the following example from Finnish the verb from the<br>
> question is repeated to mean 'yes'.<br>
> <br>
> Question: /Osaa-ko Liisa puhua ranskaa?/<br>
> Can-Q Liisa speak French<br>
> ‘Can Liisa speak French?’<br>
> Answer: /Osaa/<br>
> can<br>
> ‘Yes.’<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> I am looking for specialists and/or native speakers of<br>
> languages exhibiting this phenomenon who are willing to<br>
> provide information.<br>
> <br>
> I have collected data on some languages such as Finnish,<br>
> Russian, Korean, Chinese, Portuguese, Thai, etc. I am<br>
> expecting more.<br>
> <br>
> Examples of other languages which have been reported to have<br>
> echo answers are:<br>
> <br>
> Aguaruna, Atong, Bandial, Bunaq, Chaha, Chickasaw, Chol,<br>
> Evenki, Garifuna, Georgian, Gwa, Harari, Hindi, Hixkaryana,<br>
> Hup, Imbabura Quechua, Kannada, Kobon, Latin, Malayalam,<br>
> Marathi, Mauwake, Mualang, Rapanui, Semelai, Tamil,<br>
> Tigrinya, Vietnamese, West Greenlandic, Wai Wai, Wari, Yeli<br>
> Dnye, Yuyuca.<br>
> <br>
> But if your language is not in this list but does exhibit<br>
> echo answers, I would be equally interested.<br>
> <br>
> Thanking you in advance for your reactions, which you can<br>
> send to the email address below:<br>
> <br>
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> <br>
> Best regards,<br>
> <br>
> Hongmei Fang<br>
> <br>
> <br>
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