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2000

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Malagasy

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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

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Introduction, Ileana Paul, Vivianne Phillips, Lisa Travis Dec 1999

Introduction, Ileana Paul, Vivianne Phillips, Lisa Travis

Ileana Paul

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

Malagasy Existentials: A Syntactic Account Of Specificity, Ileana Paul

Ileana Paul

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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 …

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