French Studies Publications
Title
On Passive in Malagasy
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1999
Volume
VI
Journal
Proceedings of Austronesian Formal Linguistics Association
First Page
265
Last Page
278
Abstract
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.
Notes
Dr. Ileana Paul is currently a faculty member at The University of Western Ontario.