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Value int

The value interrogative is used to encode interrogative pronouns.

Semantic/pragmatic criterion:

- interrogative pronouns are used to make direct or indirect questions, specifying three basic categories: quality, quale testo preferisci?; quantity, quanta ne vuoi?; identity, dimmi chi c'e'.

type=int
D e s c r i p t i o nE x a m p l e s
interrogativeche/int   chi/int   cosa/int   quale/int   quali/int  
quanto/int   quanta/int   quanti/int   quante/int  

Note that chi can be pronoun only, while the others can be either pronouns or pronominal adjectives (here determiner).