166 Invariant tag can or not?
 | A - feature is pervasive or obligatory | 2 |
 | B - feature is neither pervasive nor extremely rare | 1 |
 | C - feature exists, but is extremely rare | 2 |
 | D - attested absence of feature | 61 |
 | X - feature is not applicable (given the structural make-up of the variety/P/C) | 10 |
 | ? - no information on feature is available | 1 |
- Feature area:
- Negation
- Typical example:
- I want to go home, can or not? ‘Can I go home?’; Answer the question, can or not? ‘Do you know the answer to the question?’
- Example source:
- SgE (Wee 2008: 599); SgE (Mesthrie/Bhatt 2008: 86)
| Variety | World Region | Type | Value | |
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