Query Details
| Query Subject: |
Malagasy TT and CT Voice Morphology
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| Author: | Takashi Nakajima | |
| Submitter Email: | click here to access email | |
| Linguistic LingField(s): |
Historical Linguistics
Morphology Syntax |
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| Query: |
I would like to know whether -Vna, the Theme Trigger (TT) and -(C)ana, the
Circumstantial Trigger (CT) in Malagasy voice morphology are in any way related to pronouns in the language. I wonder about this because the pronominal paradigm of the language seems to contain (some parts of) the - Vna/-(C)ana forms. Person NOM ACC 1sg. aho ahy 2sg. inaao anao 3sg/pl izy azy 1pl., incl isika antsika 1pl., excl izahay anay 2pl ianareo anareo (Keenan & Polinsky 1998: 557) The literature I have consulted with does not identify what the TT and CT morphemes are, but I believe it could be crucial in accounting for Malagasy VOS order. Probably my suspicion is completely off the mark, but I have no native speakers of Malagasy around, and my knowledge of the language is extremely limited. I need your expertise on this matter. Any hints or suggestions are deeply appreciated. Thank you very much. |
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| LL Issue: | 23.2113 | |
| Date posted: | 02-May-2012 | |
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