Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons™
Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 10 of 10
Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
External Possession Meets Bare Nouns In Malagasy, Ileana Paul
External Possession Meets Bare Nouns In Malagasy, Ileana Paul
Ileana Paul
This paper examines apparent noun incorporation in Malagasy that is the result of external possession (possessor raising). It is shown that such incorporation is not derived via head movement or via compounding. Instead, it is argued that this is an instance of pseudo noun incorporation (Massam, 2001): the possessum is merged as an NP sister to the predicate. As for the structure of external possession, a non-movement analysis is proposed: the apparent possessor is generated as the specifier of a null possessive head and binds an empty argument position within the possessum. The resulting structure and meaning are shown to …
On The Topic Of Pseudoclefts, Ileana Paul
On The Topic Of Pseudoclefts, Ileana Paul
Ileana Paul
This paper presents arguments in favor of a pseudocleft analysis of a certain class of sentences in Malagasy, despite the lack of an overt wh-element. It is shown that voice morphology on the verb creates an operator-variable relationship much like the one created by wh-movement in free relatives in English and other languages. The bulk of the paper argues in favor of an inversion analysis of specificational pseudoclefts in Malagasy: a predicate DP is fronted to a topic position from within a small clause constituent. Moreover, it is shown that the same inversion occurs in equative and specificational sentences in …
How To Sluice In The Wh-In-Situ Language Malagasy, Ileana Paul, Eric Potsdam
How To Sluice In The Wh-In-Situ Language Malagasy, Ileana Paul, Eric Potsdam
Ileana Paul
No abstract provided.
Missing Topics In Malagasy Headlines, Ileana Paul
Disjunction In Free Choice And Polarity In Malagasy, Ileana Paul
Disjunction In Free Choice And Polarity In Malagasy, Ileana Paul
Ileana Paul
No abstract provided.
Multiple Topics: Evidence From Malagasy, Ileana Paul
Multiple Topics: Evidence From Malagasy, Ileana Paul
Ileana Paul
No abstract provided.
The Syntactic Encoding Of Topic And Focus, Ileana Paul
The Syntactic Encoding Of Topic And Focus, Ileana Paul
Ileana Paul
No abstract provided.
Une Anaphore Nue En Malgache, Ileana Paul
Une Anaphore Nue En Malgache, Ileana Paul
Ileana Paul
Cet article porte sur l’anaphore malgache tena ‘corps’. Il est démontré que cette anaphore est un nominal «nu». À cause de sa forme, la distribution de tena est assez restreinte et contraste avec la distribution d’un autre élément supposément anaphorique, ny tenany ‘son corps’. Ce dernier n’est pas une anaphore, en effet, mais a la distribution et l’interprétation d’un nominal complexe qui contient un pronom possessif. This article examines the Malagasy anaphor tena ‘body’. It is shown that this anaphor is a bare noun and therefore has a highly restricted distribution. Tena is then contrasted with another anaphor-like element, ny …
Malagasy Clause Structure, Ileana Paul
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 …
On Passive In Malagasy, Ileana Paul
On Passive In Malagasy, Ileana Paul
Ileana Paul
This paper examines two different passive formations in Malagasy. Although one passive appears to promote certain types of adjuncts, it is shown that these adjuncts can appear in an NP argument position. Passive in Malagasy is thus argued to uniquely promote NP arguments to subject position.