Interrogation

1. Introduction
2. Absolute interrogatives
         a) Non-manual components
         b) ‘Yes-no’ sign
         c) Repetition of the pronominal sign
         d) Alternative interrogatives
3. Partial interrogatives
         a) Non-manual component
         b) Interrogative signs
4. Rhetorical questions

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There exist two basic interrogative sentence types: absolute and partial sentences. Absolute interrogative sentences elicit a "yes" or "no" response. The basic non-manual components associated to such interrogative sentences are raised eyebrows, shoulder shrugging and forward movement of the head and the chin, this last one optional.

    "Have all the children been vaccinated?"
    "Tonight are you staying home?"