2 QUESTION ANALYSIS FOR ENGLISH... 39 6 CONCLUSION 41 A DEFINITIONS...

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Question Analysis for English... 39

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Conclusion 41

A Definitions of question-class types 43

B Definitions of question-structures 45

C Intermediate Representation Elements of English questions 48

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D Embedding Java code in JAP

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