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The Syntax and Semantics of the Tagalog Plural Marker Mga

Dionisio, Michelle
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1345440909

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2012, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Linguistics.
This thesis is a formal analysis of the syntax and semantics of the Tagalog plural marker mga. I present data that show that syntactically, mga is a predicate modifier that combines with a one-place predicate to form another one-place predicate. Semantically, mga is a pluralizer of entities: it translates as Link's (1983) proper plural operator, which is of type et,et and which requires the extension of the predicate it combines with to contain only pluralities. Voice marking on a mga-marked predicate indicates the semantic role of the entities pluralized by mga. In addition, mga is distributive: it requires that the predicate it combines with hold of each subpart of the pluralities in the extension of the predicate; furthermore, these subparts must be the smallest argument units that the predicate can be true of. The formal analysis uses a categorial grammar framework (Lambek, 1958) as well as Link's (1983) theory of plurality. This thesis presents empirical and formal characterizations of the syntax and semantics of mga which are intended to serve as a foundation for future work on the optionality of mga as well as its approximative meaning.
Judith Tonhauser (Advisor)
Craige Roberts (Committee Member)
82 p.
Linguistics

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  • Dionisio, M. (2012). The Syntax and Semantics of the Tagalog Plural Marker Mga [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1345440909

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Dionisio, Michelle. The Syntax and Semantics of the Tagalog Plural Marker Mga. 2012. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1345440909.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Dionisio, Michelle. "The Syntax and Semantics of the Tagalog Plural Marker Mga." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1345440909

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