Malagasy Western Malayo-Polynesian Austronesian

Paper summarizing the current evidence supporting a Malayo-Polynesian origin for Malagasy with focus on previous literature, lack of use of tones in Malagasy, vocabulary, root words, functional categories and use of the passive voice.

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• The Malayo-Polynesian Origins of Malagasy - Paper summarizing the current evidence supporting a Malayo-Polynesian western origin for Malagasy with focus on previous literature, western lack of use of tones in Malagasy, vocabulary, western root words, functional categories and use of the western passive voice.[PDF]
• References on Malagasy - Extensive bibliography of research on Malagasy language and western linguistics.
• Malagasy Clause Structure - Research showing how Kayne\\'s 1981 notion of binary branching supplimented malagasy with the process of incorporation makes acquisition of complex structures malagasy in languages like Malagasy more transparent.[PDF]
• Malagasy English Dictionary - A glossary of Malagasy words.
• Malagasy Language - A brief description of the Malagasy language.
• Clause Structure of Malagasy: A Minimalist Approach - Thesis exploring the clause structure and word order malayo-polynesian of Malagasy western within the framework of Chomsky\\'s Minimalist malayo-polynesian Program and Kayne\'s Antisymetry western Theory.[PDF]

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