228 No inversion/no auxiliaries in wh-questions

A - feature is pervasive or obligatory32
B - feature is neither pervasive nor extremely rare16
C - feature exists, but is extremely rare8
D - attested absence of feature15
X - feature is not applicable (given the structural make-up of the variety/P/C)2
? - no information on feature is available4

Feature area:
Discourse organization and word order
Typical example:
What you doing? What he wants?
Example source:
Kortmann/Szmrecsanyi (2004); Mesthrie (2008c: 630)
Variety World Region Type Value
Id Primary text Variety Variety Type