Aspect and modality in Malagasy 'maha-'

H.E. de Swart; Ileana Paul; Baholisoa Simone Ralalaoherivony

Aspect and modality in Malagasy 'maha-'

H.E. de Swart
, Ileana Paul
, Baholisoa Simone Ralalaoherivony

Université d'Antananarivo
Western University

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Abstract

The goal of this paper is to account for the syntax and semantics of the prefix 'maha-' in Malagasy. Previous analyses of 'maha-' have treated it as involving a lexical aspectual operation: it creates a telic predicate. We argue here that maha- is best analyzed as a causative circumstantial modal.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2015 meeting of the Canadian Linguistics Association
Editors	Santa Vīnerte
Publisher	Candadian Linguistics Association
Pages	1-13
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Electronic)	ISSN 0027-9633
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	2015 CLA Meeting - University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada Duration: 30 May 2015 → 1 Jun 2015

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Name	CLA Conference Proceedings
Publisher	Canadian Linguistic Association

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Conference	2015 CLA Meeting
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Ottawa
Period	30/05/15 → 1/06/15

Keywords

aspect
modality
Malagasy
semantics

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Aspect and modality in Malagasy 'maha-'. / de Swart, H.E.; Paul, Ileana; Ralalaoherivony, Baholisoa Simone.
Proceedings of the 2015 meeting of the Canadian Linguistics Association. ed. / Santa Vīnerte. Candadian Linguistics Association, 2015. p. 1-13 (CLA Conference Proceedings).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review

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