http://hull-awe.org.uk/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Q-element 2026-05-16T23:26:25Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.23.2 http://hull-awe.org.uk/index.php?title=Q-element&diff=12769&oldid=prev 2008-05-14T17:54:24Z

<p></p> <table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr style='vertical-align: top;'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">Revision as of 17:54, 14 May 2008</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A '''Q-element''' is defined by [[Quirk 1973]] as a &quot;[[clause]] element [in a question] containing the [[Q-word]]. It is a useful concept in the analysis of questions, and the rules for forming them. These are, in [[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]</del>wh-question]]s in [[direct speech]]:</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A '''Q-element''' is defined by [[Quirk 1973]] as a &quot;[[clause]] element [in a question] containing the [[Q-word]]. It is a useful concept in the analysis of questions, and the rules for forming them. These are, in [[wh-question]]s in [[direct speech]]:</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*the '''Q-element''' comes first in the sentence (&quot;apart from some [[conjunct]]s and [[disjunct]]s; and</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*the '''Q-element''' comes first in the sentence (&quot;apart from some [[conjunct]]s and [[disjunct]]s; and</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*the [[Q-word]] takes first position in the '''Q-element'''.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*the [[Q-word]] takes first position in the '''Q-element'''.</div></td></tr> </table>

PeterWilson http://hull-awe.org.uk/index.php?title=Q-element&diff=12768&oldid=prev 2008-05-14T17:53:58Z

<p>New page: A &#039;&#039;&#039;Q-element&#039;&#039;&#039; is defined by <a href="/index.php/Quirk_1973" class="mw-redirect" title="Quirk 1973">Quirk 1973</a> as a &quot;<a href="/index.php/Clause" title="Clause">clause</a> element [in a question] containing the <a href="/index.php/Q-word" title="Q-word">Q-word</a>. It is a useful concept in the analysis of questions, and the rules for fo...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>A '''Q-element''' is defined by [[Quirk 1973]] as a &quot;[[clause]] element [in a question] containing the [[Q-word]]. It is a useful concept in the analysis of questions, and the rules for forming them. These are, in [[]wh-question]]s in [[direct speech]]:<br /> *the '''Q-element''' comes first in the sentence (&quot;apart from some [[conjunct]]s and [[disjunct]]s; and<br /> *the [[Q-word]] takes first position in the '''Q-element'''.<br /> <br /> The same is basically true of the positioning in [[indirect question]]s, bearing in mind that a [[reporting clause]] may precede all elements of the question being reported.<br /> <br /> [[category:questions]][[category:reported speech]][[category:grammar concepts]]</div>

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