How are answers formulated?

What is it about?

The paper deals with Finnish,which is not a yes/no languag but rather a repeat language. Q : Tule-t-ko mukaan? 'Are you coming along?' A : Tule-n. | E-n (tule). ‘Yes.’ ‘No.’ A' Minä tulen (mukaan). ‘ I am coming (along).’

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After this paper, the research on answers became a hot topic, mainly based on English and it became the model for further research. This is yeatanother Finnishexample,showing a difference between aparticle answer nd a repeat: (5) [Checking on the acceptance of an invitation] 1 S : Voidaan me tulla. can-PL1 we come. 'We can come' 2 T : Voi-tte-ko, can-PL2-Q 'Can you' 3 S : Joo::. 'Yes'