Bare Nouns, Incorporation, and Scope

Abstract

This paper questions the connection between bare nouns, incorporation and obligatory narrow scope.Data from Malagasy show that bare nouns take variable scope (wide and narrow) despite being pseudo-incorporated.The resulting typology of incorporation is presented and two analyses of the Malagasy data are explored.The paper concludes with a discussion of the nature of incorporation and indefiniteness.* This research would not be possible without the input from several native speakers of Malagasy: Rita Hanitramalala, Jean Christophe Jaonesy, Tsiorimalala Randriambololona, Vololona Rasolofoson, Francine Razafimboaka, Martelline Razafindravola, and Rado Razanajatovo.I would also like to thank Sandy Chung, Lisa Matthewson, Hotze Rullmann, as well as audiences at UBC, at the Mass/Count workshop at the University of Toronto, and at AFLA XVI at UC Santa Cruz for

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