Remarkable Subjects in Malagasy

Subject and Topic 2026 Book chapter

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Authors: Edward Louis Keenan
DOI: 10.4324/9781003766667-9
Cited by: 2

Abstract

The primary purpose of this paper is to exhibit a language, Malagasy (a Malayo-Polynesian language, spoken by c. 7 million people in various dialects throughout Madagascar) which is highly subject prominent in the sense that very many of the syntactic processes of the language distinguish subject from non-subject NPs.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Global Maritime and Colonial Histories Syntax Semantics Linguistic Variation Phonetics and Phonology Research

Publication details

Journal / source
Subject and Topic
Publisher
Routledge
Pages
247–301
Publication date
22 April 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Book chapter