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Tag questions, ask for confirmation. They are structured as a [[Declarative (definition)|declarative]] with a question "tag" which contrasts in [[Negation (definition)|negative polarity]] with the statement: English "We're going, aren't we?", Gaelic ''Tha sinn a' falbh, nach eil?"
 
Tag questions, ask for confirmation. They are structured as a [[Declarative (definition)|declarative]] with a question "tag" which contrasts in [[Negation (definition)|negative polarity]] with the statement: English "We're going, aren't we?", Gaelic ''Tha sinn a' falbh, nach eil?"
  
In English, for example the sentence "He isn't a doctor, is he?" is a tag question.
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In English, for example the sentence "He isn't a doctor, is he?" is a tag question.
  
  

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Tag questions, ask for confirmation. They are structured as a declarative with a question "tag" which contrasts in negative polarity with the statement: English "We're going, aren't we?", Gaelic Tha sinn a' falbh, nach eil?"

In English, for example the sentence "He isn't a doctor, is he?" is a tag question.


See Also

Interrogative (definition)

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References

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