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An Essay On Names And Truth, By Wolfram Hinzen, Ileana Paul, Robert Stainton Mar 2009

An Essay On Names And Truth, By Wolfram Hinzen, Ileana Paul, Robert Stainton

Ileana Paul

No abstract provided.


External Possession Meets Bare Nouns In Malagasy, Ileana Paul Jan 2009

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 …


Bare Nouns, Incorporation, And Scope, Ileana Paul Dec 2008

Bare Nouns, Incorporation, And Scope, Ileana Paul

Ileana Paul

No abstract provided.


Determiners: Universals And Variation, Jila Ghomeshi, Ileana Paul, Martina Wiltschko Dec 2008

Determiners: Universals And Variation, Jila Ghomeshi, Ileana Paul, Martina Wiltschko

Ileana Paul

No abstract provided.