### Wh- words

- List of tags
- Wh-adverb (WADV)
  - R-pronoun WHERE- (as in WHEREFORE, WHEREIN, etc.) (see R-pronoun THERE)
- Wh-determiner (WD)
- Wh-pronoun (WPRO, WPRO$)
- Treatment of individual words
  - WHEN
  - WHERE
  - WHETHER

#### List of tags

WADV | wh-adverb
WD | wh-determiner
WPRO | wh-pronoun
WPRO$ | wh-pronoun, possessive
WQ | WHETHER

Wh- words that are used as interjections are tagged with the appropriate POS tag (not as `INTJ`). Their function is indicated at the phrasal level; see Interjection phrase (`INTJP`).

#### Wh-adverb (WADV)

Wh-adverbs (HOW, WHEN, WHENCE, WHERE, WHY) are tagged `WADV`. WHEN can also be tagged `P`.

>     and_CONJ asked_VBD the_D kynge_N why_WADV he_PRO was_BED seke_ADJ

>     Where_WADV is_BEP he_PRO ?_,

>     But_CONJ the_D duke_N of_P Tyntigail_NPR aspyed_VBD hou_WADV the_D
>     kyng_N rode_VBD fro_P the_D syege_N of_P Tarabil_NPR

>     +tu_PRO mowe_MD isee_VB whanne_WADV he_PRO come+t_VBP in_RP

>     Than_ADV he_PRO tolde_VBD hir_PRO$ of_P whens_WADV he_PRO was_BED

#### Wh-determiner (WD)

WHAT and (THE) WHICH are tagged `WD` when not acting as the head of a wh- noun phrase, and as WPRO otherwise. Note the difference in this regard between wh- words and ordinary determiners, which are tagged as determiners invariably.

>     (WNP (WD what) (NS men))

>     (WNP (WD what) (D a) (N nightmare))

>     (WNP (WPRO what)				<--- note WPRO
>          (ADJP (ADJ else)))

>     (WNP (WNP (WD which) (N prophet))
>          (CONJP (CONJ and)
>                 (NX (N law))))

See INTJP for the treatment of WHAT THE DEVIL and similar expressions.

#### Wh-pronoun (WPRO, WPRO$)

`WPRO` is assigned to WHO, to WHETHER in the meaning WHICH OF TWO, and to WHAT and (THE) WHICH when these are not acting as the head of a wh- noun phrase. Other cases of WHAT and WHICH are tagged `WD`. Note the difference in this regard between wh- words and ordinary determiners, which are tagged as determiners invariably.

>     what_WPRO +tou_PRO hast_HVP sette_VBN on_P fyre_N +tat_D ha+t_HVP
>     i-brene_VBN on_P +te_PRO

>     he_PRO wolde_MD make_VB hym_PRO here_PRO$ prince_N whom_WPRO +te_D
>     Holy_NPR Goost_NPR wolde_MD schewe_VB in_P colveres_N$ liche_N

>     by_P +te_D whiche_WPRO +tei_PRO fonde+t_VBD to_TO lette_VB holy_ADJ
>     men_NS

>     than_ADV there_EX began_VBD a_D new_ADJ batayle_N whych_WPRO was_BED
>     sore_ADJ and_CONJ harde_ADJ

The tag for WHOSE is `WPRO$`.

>     he_PRO asked_VBD hir_PRO ... whos_WPRO$ was_BED the_D child_N within_P
>     her_PRO$ body_N

>     and_CONJ by_P whoos_WPRO$ commandement_N