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297
 
mo mo mo
A:    izho1 larĂ¼c2 shui3 mo4  (is) not5 today1 (a) holiday3
    mo5 mo-e4 for (the) school2 ? 4
       
B: *a.  ove1 shui2 yes1 , it is2
       
  b.  ove1 shui2 mo-e3  yes1 , it is2 not3
       
  c.  mo-e1 shui-e2 no1 , it is2
       
  d. mo-e1 shui2 mo-e3 no1 , it is2 not 3
       

Information-Seeking, Phrasal and Fresh Inquiry

ha
 
affirmative
 
298A:    izho1 ha2 today1 ?2
       
B:    a. ove1 izho-e1 yes1 , today2
       
  *b.  ove1 izho2 mo-e3 yes1 , not3 today 2
       
  *c.  mo-e1 izho-e2 no1 , today2
       
  d.  mo-e1 izho2 mo-e3 no1 , not3 today2

negative
 
299A:    izho1 mo2 ha3 not2 today 1 ?3
       
B: *a.  ove1 izho-e2 yes1 , today2
       
  b.  ove1 izho2 mo-e3 yes1 , not3 today2
       
  c.  mo-e1 izho-e2  no1 , today 2
       
  d.  mo-e1 izho2 mo-e3 no1 , not3 today 2
       

Information-Seeking and -Confirming (Minus Surprise)
 
Tenuous Presumptive Evidence

ho

affirmative
 
300A:    izho1 shui2 ho3 (is) today1 (a) holiday2 ?3
       
B: a.  ove1 shui-e2 yes1 , it is
       
  *b.  ove1 shui2 mo-e3 yes1 , it is not
       
  *c.  mo-e1 shui-e2 no1 , it is
       
  d. mo-e1 shui2 mo-e3 no1 , it is2 not3

negative
 
301A:    izho1 shui2 mo3 ho4 (is) today1 not3 (a) holiday2
       
B: *a.  ove1 shui-e2 yes1 , it is 2
       
  b. ove1 shui mo-e2 yes1 , it is2 not3
       
  c.  mo-e1 shui-e2 no1 , it is 2
       
  d.  mo-e1 shui2 mo-e3 no1 , it is2 not3
       

Beefy Presumptive Evidence

-o/-wa/sha (sa)

affirmative
 
302A:    izho1 shui2 -o/wa3 is today1 a holiday2 ?3
       
B: a.  ove1 shui-e2 yes1 , it is2
       
  b. ove1 shui2 mo-e3 yes1 , it is2 not3
       
  c. mo-e1 shui-e2 no1 , it is2
       
  d.  mo-e1 shui2 mo-e3 no1 , it is2 not3

negative
 
mo-o/mo-wa/mo-sha (sa)
 
303A:    izho1 shui2 mo3 -o4 /mo5 -wa4
    (is) today1 not3 (a) holiday2 ?4
     
   B: a.  ove1 shui 2
    yes1 , it is2
     
                b.  ove1 shui2 mo-e3
    yes1 , it is2 not3
     
              ?c.  mo-e1 shui-e2 19
    no1 , it is2
     
              d.  mo-e1 shui2 mo-e3
    no1 , it is2 not3

Information-Seeking and -Confirming (Plus Surprise)

ha

affirmative
 
304    A:  izho1 ta2 le3 ha4
    will3 (you) go2 today1 ?4
19.

 

Speakers expressed variable judgments on this response ; some ruled it in and some out.

 

 

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