Beschreibung:
<jats:p>A diachronic analysis on interrogative sentences syntax in Chinese shows that <jats:italic>na</jats:italic> 那 and <jats:italic>ye</jats:italic> 也, two particles employed during the Pre-Modern period in interrogative sentences expressing an alternative are basically different, though they seem to play a similar role. The present paper also describes the interactions between these two particles.</jats:p>