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Seattle Central Community College
ASL Grammar Topic
WH- word and Rhetorical Questions
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Seattle Central Community College
Wh-Word Questions
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Creating wh-word questions Lets begin with a
simple ASL sentence
ME DRINK COFFEE
SUBJ VERB OBJECT(PRO)
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Transforming the sentence into a wh-question
YOU DRINK COFFEE
SUBJ VERB OBJECT(PRO)
Replace one sign with a wh-question sign to form
a wh-q sentence. What would it look like do you
think?
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Transforming the sentence into a wh-question
OR
YOU DRINK COFFEE
SUBJ VERB OBJECT(PRO)
Replace one sign with a wh-question sign to form
a wh-q sentence. What would it look like do you
think?
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Transforming the sentence into a wh-question
YOU DRINK COFFEE
SUBJ VERB OBJECT(PRO)
WHO DRINK COFFEE
Replace the subject or object with a wh-question
sign
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Transforming the sentence into a wh-question
YOU DRINK COFFEE
SUBJ VERB OBJECT(PRO)
wh-q
WHO DRINK COFFEE
wh-q
YOU DRINK WHAT
In-situ substitution rule
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Transforming the sentence into a wh-question
Variant Add a wh-q tag after the sentence
wh-q
WHO DRINK COFFEE
wh-q
YOU DRINK WHAT
In-situ substitution rule
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Transforming the sentence into a wh-question
Variant Add a wh-q tag after the sentence
wh-q
WHO DRINK COFFEE TODAY
WHO
wh-q
YOU DRINK WHAT TODAY
WHAT
Tag
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ME NEVER DRINK COFFEE
SUBJ MODAL VERB OBJECT(PRO)
YOU THEY MOM COUSIN BABY TEACHER
CRAVE BUY SELL SELECT HAVE KEEP
COFFEE CEREAL FLOWER GAME CAR HIS DOG
NOT-YET ALWAYS CANT MUST WANT WILL
Transform these simple sentences into WH-Q
sentences with tags
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Transforming the sentence into a wh-question
Variant Delete the subject or object and add a
trace to the verb.
wh-q
WHO DRINK COFFEE TODAY
WHO
wh-q
YOU DRINK WHAT TODAY
WHAT
Tag
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Transforming the sentence into a wh-question
Variant Delete the subject or object and add a
trace to the verb.
wh-q
WHO DRINK COFFEE TODAY
WHO
wh-q
YOU DRINK WHAT TODAY
WHAT
Tag
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Transforming the sentence into a wh-question
Variant Delete the subject or object and add a
trace to the verb.
wh-q
Trace-DRINK COFFEE TODAY
WHO
wh-q
YOU DRINK-trace TODAY
WHAT
Tag
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ME NEVER DRINK COFFEE
SUBJ MODAL VERB OBJECT(PRO)
YOU THEY MOM COUSIN BABY TEACHER
CRAVE BUY SELL SELECT HAVE KEEP
COFFEE CEREAL FLOWER GAME CAR HIS DOG
NOT-YET ALWAYS CANT MUST WANT WILL
Transform these sentences into WH-Q sentences
with deletions, tags and tracing.
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Transforming the sentence into a wh-question
Variant Wh-q topicalization
wh-q
t
Trace-DRINK COFFEE TODAY
WHO
wh-q
t
YOU DRINK-trace TODAY
WHAT
Tag
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Transforming the sentence into a wh-question
Variant Wh-q topicalization
(t)
wh-q
wh-q
Trace-DRINK COFFEE TODAY
WHO
WHO,
(t)
wh-q
wh-q
YOU DRINK-trace TODAY
WHAT
WHAT,
Tag
Topic
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ME NEVER DRINK COFFEE
SUBJ MODAL VERB OBJECT(PRO)
YOU THEY MOM COUSIN BABY TEACHER
CRAVE BUY SELL SELECT HAVE KEEP
COFFEE CEREAL FLOWER GAME CAR HIS DOG
NOT-YET ALWAYS CANT MUST WANT WILL
Transform these sentences into WH-Q sentences
with topicalization.
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Wh-Word Question Examples
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Rhetorical Questions
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Transforming sentences intowh / rh-questions
Wh-questions and Rh-questions are very similar in
structure
wh-q
WHO DRINK COFFEE
wh-q
YOU DRINK WHAT
In-situ wh-q substitution rule
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Transforming sentences intowh / rh-questions
Wh-questions and Rh-questions are very similar in
structure
rh-q
WHO DRINK COFFEE, YOU
rh-q
YOU DRINK WHAT,
COFFEE
In-situ rh-q substitution rule
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ME NEVER DRINK COFFEE
SUBJ MODAL VERB OBJECT(PRO)
YOU THEY MOM COUSIN BABY TEACHER
CRAVE BUY SELL SELECT HAVE KEEP
COFFEE CEREAL FLOWER GAME CAR HIS DOG
NOT-YET ALWAYS CANT MUST WANT WILL
Create Rh-Q with in-situ substitution
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Transforming sentences intowh / rh-questions
Wh- and Rh-questions with tags
wh-q
WHO DRINK COFFEE TODAY
WHO
wh-q
YOU DRINK WHAT TODAY
WHAT
Tag
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Transforming sentences intowh / rh-questions
Wh- and Rh-questions with tags
rh-q
WHO DRINK COFFEE TODAY
WHO, YOU
rh-q
YOU DRINK WHAT TODAY
WHAT, COFFEE
Tag
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ME NEVER DRINK COFFEE
SUBJ MODAL VERB OBJECT(PRO)
YOU THEY MOM COUSIN BABY TEACHER
CRAVE BUY SELL SELECT HAVE KEEP
COFFEE CEREAL FLOWER GAME CAR HIS DOG
NOT-YET ALWAYS CANT MUST WANT WILL
Create Rh-Q with in-situ substitution and tags
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Transforming sentences intowh / rh-questions
Wh- and Rh-questions with subject/object
deletions
wh-q
Trace-DRINK COFFEE TODAY
WHO
wh-q
YOU DRINK-trace TODAY
WHAT
Tag
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Transforming sentences intowh / rh-questions
Wh- and Rh-questions with subject/object
deletions
rh-q
Trace-DRINK COFFEE TODAY
WHO, YOU
rh-q
YOU DRINK-trace TODAY
WHAT, COFFEE
Tag
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ME NEVER DRINK COFFEE
SUBJ MODAL VERB OBJECT(PRO)
YOU THEY MOM COUSIN BABY TEACHER
CRAVE BUY SELL SELECT HAVE KEEP
COFFEE CEREAL FLOWER GAME CAR HIS DOG
NOT-YET ALWAYS CANT MUST WANT WILL
Create Rh-Q with in-situ substitutions, tags, and
subj / obj deletion, and tracing.
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Transforming sentences intowh / rh-questions
Wh- and Rh-questions topicalization
(t)
wh-q
wh-q
Trace-DRINK COFFEE TODAY
WHO
WHO,
(t)
wh-q
wh-q
YOU DRINK-trace TODAY
WHAT
WHAT,
Tag
Topic
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Transforming sentences intowh / rh-questions
Wh- and Rh-questions topicalization
rh-q
WHO trace-DRINK COFFEE TODAY
WHO, YOU
rh-q
WHAT YOU DRINK-trace TODAY
WHAT COFFEE
Tag
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Rhetorical Question Examples
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Rhetorical Questions as Conjunctions
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?CONJUNCTIONS join together lexical and
grammatical units that are alike. The red and
white ball belongs to me and the net and cones
are yours.
For example Nouns - net and cones Adjectives -
red and white Sentences - The ball...belongs
to me and the net and cones are yours.
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English Conjunctions include and, or, but, if,
when, that, nevertheless, plus, unless...
ASL Conjunctions include BUT, HAPPEN, FINISH,
WRONG, FRUSTRATE, FIND, OR, PLUS ...
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ASL Conjunctions
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RH-Question as a Conjunction
Rh-Conjunctions link sentences together. Here are
two sentences
SUBJ MODAL VERB OBJECT
ME ALWAYS DRINK COFFEE
ME NEED WAKE-UP MORNING
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RH-Question as a Conjunction
Deep structure rule, not a transformational rule.
Conjunctions link sentences together
SUBJ MODAL VERB OBJECT
ME ALWAYS DRINK COFFEE
rh-q
REASON
ME NEED WAKE-UP MORNING
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ASL Rh-Q Conjunctions include WHO, WHERE, WHY,
HOW, WHEN, FOR-FOR, REASON, WHAT, WHICH
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ME NEVER DRINK COFFEE
SUBJ MODAL VERB OBJECT(PRO)
YOU THEY MOM COUSIN BABY TEACHER
CRAVE BUY SELL SELECT HAVE KEEP
COFFEE CEREAL FLOWER GAME CAR HIS DOG
NOT-YET ALWAYS CANT MUST WANT WILL
Create sentences using wh/rh-Q signs as
conjuctions.
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