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Alignment of Case Marking of Full Noun Phrases
Language:
Malagasy
Feature:
Alignment of Case Marking of Full Noun Phrases
by
Bernard Comrie
Value:
Nominative - accusative (standard)
Examples
Sentence igt-3213:
matahotra i Jeanne
matahotra
prs .be.afraid
i
art
Jeanne
Jeanne
Jeanne is afraid
Sentence igt-3214:
hanasa an’ i Jaona i Jeanne
hanasa
fut .wash
an’
acc
i
art
Jaona
John
i
art
Jeanne
Jeanne
Jeanne will be washing John
Sentence igt-3215:
fa tsy nandeha izy
fa
but
tsy
neg
nandeha
pst.go
izy
she
but she did not go
Sentence igt-3216:
kanefa tsy nandidy izy
kanefa
but
tsy
neg
nandidy
pst .cut
izy
she
but she did not cut it
Sentence igt-3217:
nitoraka azy ny ankizy
nitoraka
pst .throw.stones
azy
he.acc
ny
the
ankizy
child
the child threw stones at him
References
Randriamasimanana 1986
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