Word order of dependent content questions (Udmurt)
OblCq=Cq
OblCq=Cq: The word order of S, V, and O in dependent content questions is the same as in independent content questions.
| (1) | kyźy | oleg | tarakan-jos-ty | bydt-i-z? |
|---|
| how | Oleg | cockroach‑PL‑ACC | kill‑PST‑3SG |
| ’How did Oleg kill the cockroaches?’ (Y. S.) |
| (2) | mark | ju-a-z, | kyźy | oleg | tarakan-jos-ty | bydt-i-z | (šuysa). |
|---|
| Mark | ask‑PST‑3SG | how | Oleg | cockroach‑PL‑ACC | kill‑PST‑3SG | that |
| ’Mark asked how Oleg had killed the cockroaches.’ (Y. S.) |
| (3) | oleg | tarakan-jos-ty | kyźy | bydt-i-z? |
|---|
| Oleg | cockroach‑PL‑ACC | how | kill‑PST‑3SG |
| ’How did Oleg kill the cockroaches?’ (Y. S.) |
| (4) | mark | ju-a-z, | oleg | tarakan-jos-ty | kyźy | bydt-i-z | (šuysa). |
|---|
| Mark | ask‑PST‑3S | Oleg | cockroach‑PL‑ACC | how | kill‑PST‑3SG | that |
| ’Mark asked how Oleg had killed the cockroaches.’ (Y. S.) |
| (5) | kyźy | oleg | bydt-i-z | tarakan-jos-ty? |
|---|
| how | Oleg | kill‑PST‑3SG | cockroach‑PL‑ACC |
| ’How did Oleg kill the cockroaches?’ (Y. S.) |
| (6) | mark | ju-a-z, | kyźy | oleg | bydt-i-z | tarakan-jos-ty. |
|---|
| Mark | ask‑PST‑3S | how | Oleg | kill‑PST‑3SG | cockroach‑PL‑ACC |
| ’Mark asked how Oleg had killed the cockroaches.’ (Y. S.) |
| (7) | kyźy | bydt-i-z | oleg | tarakan-jos-ty? |
|---|
| how | kill‑PST‑3SG | Oleg | cockroach‑PL‑ACC |
| ’How did Oleg kill the cockroaches?’ (Y. S.) |
| (8) | mark | ju-a-z, | kyźy | bydt-i-z | oleg | tarakan-jos-ty. |
|---|
| Mark | ask‑PST‑3S | how | kill‑PST‑3SG | Oleg | cockroach‑PL‑ACC |
| ’Mark asked how Oleg had killed the cockroaches.’ (Y. S.) |
| (9) | kyźy | bydt-i-z | tarakan-jos-ty | oleg? |
|---|
| how | kill‑PST‑3SG | cockroach‑PL‑ACC | Oleg |
| ’How did Oleg kill the cockroaches?’ (Y. S.) |
| (10) | mark | ju-a-z, | kyźy | bydt-i-z | tarakan-jos-ty | oleg. |
|---|
| Mark | ask‑PST‑3S | how | kill‑PST‑3SG | cockroach‑PL‑ACC | Oleg |
| ’Mark asked how Oleg had killed the cockroaches.’ (Y. S.) |
In Udmurt, independent and dependent content questions have the same word order.
Author: Laura Horváth
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