Answering negative questions in Russian
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https://doi.org/10.36505/ExLing-2020/11/0038/000453Keywords:
acceptability judgment task, negation, polar questions, yes/no answers, RussianAbstract
In colloquial Russian answers “yes” and “no” to negative polar questions can either stand for confirmation or contradiction of the proposition of a question. This paper contains an experimental research of correlation between the choice of “yes” or “no” response particle and the way of expressing negation and the presence of li particle in a question and also of comprehension of the short “yes” answer. The results showed that there are several competing strategies for answering negative polar questions and acceptability judgments of possible answers in Russian, meanwhile the correlation with the presence of li particle in a question was approved.
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