Phase-based account of extraction in Indonesian

This paper presents an analysis of the restriction in standard Indonesian that only subjects are allowed to undergo A’-extraction. The specific proposal, grounded in the theory of Multiple Spell-Out, is that the feature bundle inserted in v and spelled out as the active prefix meN- cannot include an...

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Published in:Lingua Vol. 118; no. 10; pp. 1440 - 1469
Main Author: Aldridge, Edith
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V 01.10.2008
Subjects:
Alignment
Antipassive
Austronesian
A’-movement
Ergativity
Language Typology
Malay
Minimalist Program
Movement
Phase
Subject
Syntactic Features
Variation
Word Order
Austronesian
Phase
Variation
Antipassive
A’-movement
Ergativity
ISSN:0024-3841, 1872-6135
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Summary:This paper presents an analysis of the restriction in standard Indonesian that only subjects are allowed to undergo A’-extraction. The specific proposal, grounded in the theory of Multiple Spell-Out, is that the feature bundle inserted in v and spelled out as the active prefix meN- cannot include an EPP feature, thereby preventing objects from moving out of VP in active clauses. This paper further explores the deeper motivation for this restriction and shows that meN- is a historical remnant of an earlier antipassive marker. This allows some seemingly anomalous aspects of Indonesian syntax to be integrated into a broader analysis of ergativity and Austronesian typology.
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ISSN:0024-3841
1872-6135
DOI:10.1016/j.lingua.2007.08.006