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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
[[Question (definition)]]
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[[Interrogative (definition)]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
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*http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsATagQuestion.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tag_question
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The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!
 
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tag_question
http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsATagQuestion.htm
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 10:32, 16 June 2012

This is a type of question structure in which usually an auxiliary and a pronoun attach to the end of a sentence. It can either have a negative or positive connotation. In English, for example the sentence "He isn't a doctor, is he?" is a tag question.

See Also

Interrogative (definition)

External Links

The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!

References

  • Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.