ABSTRACT
The affi rmative-negative question is ᰃϡᰃ……ⱘ˛(Or ᰃ……ⱘ৫ )˛ The negative form is ϡᰃ……ⱘ.
A. Providing focus The ᰃ……ⱘ structure can be used to give information on the ‘who, where, how and when’ of an event that has already taken place. It is used in context, meaning the fact that the event has taken place must be either mentioned fi rst or it should be a pre-existent situation understood by each of the interlocutors.
