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In article <2AE1B8B3.12806@news.service.uci.edu> cortese@skid.ps.uci.edu (Janis Maria Cortese) writes:

   In article <1992Oct17.095332.25071@ida.liu.se> jonwa@ida.liu.se (Jonas Wallgren) writes:
   >In article <harold.719247597@ccl.umist.ac.uk> harold@ccl.umist.ac.uk (Harold Somers) writes:
   >>There are some languages which do not have a simple yes/no alternation.
   >
   >This is the situation in Swedish:
   >
   >	                           Question:
   >	                    | Positive | Negative |
   >	        ------------+----------+----------+
   >	        Affirmative | Ja       | Nej      |
   >	Answer: ------------+----------+----------+
   >	        Denying     | Nej      | Jo       |
   >	        ------------+----------+----------+

   This is the case in French as well, with "oui," "non," and "si,"
   although I've rarely heard "si" used.

   Regards,
   Janis C.

Sorry, kinda late, but let me tell you about the Japanese case.


	                           Question:
	                    | Positive | Negative |
	        ------------+----------+----------+
	        Affirmative | hai      | iie      |
	Answer: ------------+----------+----------+
	        Denying     | iie      | hai      |
	        ------------+----------+----------+


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