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Comments on Austronesian nominalism: A Mayan perspective

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Coon Burgess, Jessica Louise
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Abstract
In the conclusion of his article on Austronesian voice and extraction, Kaufman suggests the possibility of extending his analysis of extraction facts in Tagalog to other ‘‘syntactically ergative’’ languages (i.e. languages in which ergative arguments are unable to undergo extraction), such as those in the Mayan family. In this commentary I do not attempt to evaluate Kaufman’s claims for Tagalog, but instead explore some of the interesting parallels – as well as important di¤erences–between languages of the Mayan family, and Austronesian languages as analyzed by Kaufman. I discuss ergative-genitive syncretism, nominalization, parallels between the clause and the DP, and extraction facts more generally.
Date issued
2017-05-04
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/108666
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Linguistics and Philosophy
Journal
Theoretical Linguistics
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter
Citation
Coon, Jessica. “Comments on Austronesian Nominalism: A Mayan Perspective.” Theoretical Linguistics 35, no. 1 (January 2009). 6 Walter de Gruyter
Version: Final published version
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0301-4428
1613-4060

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