THE CAUSATIVES OF MALAGASY

Oceanic Linguistics Special Publication N 21, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 1986, ISBN 0-8248-1079-1 by Charles Randriamasimanana

Abstract:

This book shows that all causative constructions of Malagasy have to be derived from bi-sentential sources. A number of tests such as reflexivization, pronominalization and passivization are used to establish the validity of such a hypothesis. Each one of those processes is described in depth in Chapters Three, Four and Five, respectively.

Table of Contents

Foreword xiii - xiv
Acknowledgements xv - xvi
General Introduction 1
Chapter One: The Causative Constructions of Malagasy 2 - 201
    Introduction
 2
    Section 1: Animacy
 28
    Section 2: Control
 29
    Section 3: Entailment
 75
    Section 4: Productivity
 86
    Section 5: Fusion
 129
    Section 6: Markedness
 178
    Conclusions
 195
    Footnotes
 201
Chapter Two: Previous Scholarship on Malagasy Causatives 202 - 229
    Introduction
 202
    Griffiths
 203
    Parker
 205
    Ferrand
 206
    Malzac
 208
    Dahl
 210
    Rajaona
 213
    Rabenilaina
 221
    Conclusions
 222
    Footnotes
 225
Chapter Three: Reflexivization 230 - 323
    Introduction
 230
    The Process
 231
    Scope of Present Study
 232
    Criteria for Markedness
 232
    Additional Criteria for Markedness
 234
    Assumption
 235
    Section 1: Reflexivization & Grammatical Relations
 236
    Section 2: Reflexivization & non-Causatives
 249
    Section 3: Reflexivization & Causatives
 265
    Section 4: Reflexivization & the Cycle
 274
    Section 5: Reflexivization & Pronominalization
 301
    Conclusions
 321
Chapter Four: Pronominalization 324 - 417
    Introduction
 324
    Section 1: The Basic Process
 325
    Section 2: Other Relevant Parameters
 386
    Section 3: The Cyclic Convention
 404
    Conclusions
 414
    Footnotes
 417
Chapter Five: Passivization 418 - 590
    Introduction
 418
    Section 1: The Basic Process
 419
    Section 2: The Passive and Complex Structures
 493
    Conclusions
 588
Chapter Six: The Bi-Sentential Source of All Causative Constructions 591 - 674
    Introduction
 591
    Section 1: Bi-Sentential Source
 592 - 639
      Co-occurrence Restrictions on Verb
 592
      Transportability of Adverb and Scope
 607
      Do-So Replacement
 624
      Izany-Replacement
 631
      Reflexivization to Ny Tenany & Pronominalization
 637
    Section 2: Single S Output
 640 - 672
      Sentential Question Formation
 641
      Exclamation Formation
 644
      No-Longer Negation
 647
      Izy-Substitution
 650
      Distinction between DO & IO
 655
      Demotion of the embedded Su to DO
 661
      Passivization
 669
      Conclusion
 672
    Footnotes
 674
General Conclusions 675
Appendix A: List of Abbreviations 677
Appendix B: Classes of Verbs 678
Bibliography 681