alternative question

alternative question (alternativt spørsmål): A type of question where the hearer is asked to choose between alternatives. E.g. Would you like tea or coffee? Will you go by train or by air? In form, alternative questions are similar to yes/no interrogatives, in starting with the finite operator and not containing a question word. In function they maybe similar to wh-questions, in that they ask for a specific piece of information to be filled in.