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Formal Issues In Austronesian Linguistics, Ileana Paul, Vivianne Phillips, Lisa Travis Dec 1999

Formal Issues In Austronesian Linguistics, Ileana Paul, Vivianne Phillips, Lisa Travis

Ileana Paul

No abstract provided.


L2 Acquisition Of Spanish Dps: The Status Of Grammatical Features., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, L. White Dec 1999

L2 Acquisition Of Spanish Dps: The Status Of Grammatical Features., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, L. White

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

No abstract provided.


Malagasy Existentials: A Syntactic Account Of Specificity, Ileana Paul Dec 1999

Malagasy Existentials: A Syntactic Account Of Specificity, Ileana Paul

Ileana Paul

No abstract provided.


Malagasy Clause Structure, Ileana Paul Dec 1999

Malagasy Clause Structure, Ileana Paul

Ileana Paul

This thesis explores the nature of voice in Malagasy, a language spoken in Madagascar. In chapter 2, it is claimed that different passives promote arguments from different structural positions. Evidence is provided for a particular position, [Spec, v2P], where a certain class of elements (“displaced themes”) may be generated. One particular passive, the aprefix, promotes to subject elements in this position. In chapter 3, arguments are presented in favour of a structural analysis of circumstantial topic (CT). CT morphology licenses all arguments of the verb. Due to a requirement that all clauses have a subject (the Extended Projection Principle), some …


Concealed Pseudo-Clefts, Ileana Paul Dec 1999

Concealed Pseudo-Clefts, Ileana Paul

Ileana Paul

No abstract provided.


Instrumental Advancement Without Instruments And Without Advancement, Ileana Paul Dec 1999

Instrumental Advancement Without Instruments And Without Advancement, Ileana Paul

Ileana Paul

No abstract provided.


Clefts Vs. Pseudo-Clefts In Austronesian, Ileana Paul Dec 1999

Clefts Vs. Pseudo-Clefts In Austronesian, Ileana Paul

Ileana Paul

No abstract provided.


The Individual Voice In Language, Barbara Johnstone Dec 1999

The Individual Voice In Language, Barbara Johnstone

Barbara Johnstone

No abstract provided.


Representing American Speech, Barbara Johnstone Dec 1999

Representing American Speech, Barbara Johnstone

Barbara Johnstone

No abstract provided.


Holisme Et Homophonie, Madeleine Arseneault, Robert J. Stainton Dec 1999

Holisme Et Homophonie, Madeleine Arseneault, Robert J. Stainton

Robert J. Stainton

No abstract provided.


The Meaning Of 'Sentences', Robert J. Stainton Dec 1999

The Meaning Of 'Sentences', Robert J. Stainton

Robert J. Stainton

A familiar argument for sentence primacy is shown to rest on a false empirical claim.


Objects And Senses And Substitutions, Robert J. Stainton Dec 1999

Objects And Senses And Substitutions, Robert J. Stainton

Robert J. Stainton

No abstract provided.