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Specification And Inversion: Evidence From Malagasy, Ileana Paul
Specification And Inversion: Evidence From Malagasy, Ileana Paul
Ileana Paul
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Specification And Inversion: Evidence From Malagasy, Ileana Paul
Specification And Inversion: Evidence From Malagasy, Ileana Paul
French Studies Publications
This paper analyzes specificational sentences in Malagasy and shows that such sentences involve obligatory inversion, marked by the topic particle dia. I argue that the topicalized element is a small clause predicate that inverts with its subject. Two competing analyses of this inversion are compared and contrasted. I conclude with a brief comparison of Malagasy and Tagalog.
Specification And Inversion: Evidence From Malagasy, Ileana Paul
Specification And Inversion: Evidence From Malagasy, Ileana Paul
Ileana Paul
This paper analyzes specificational sentences in Malagasy and shows that such sentences involve obligatory inversion, marked by the topic particle dia. I argue that the topicalized element is a small clause predicate that inverts with its subject. Two competing analyses of this inversion are compared and contrasted. I conclude with a brief comparison of Malagasy and Tagalog.