Passivization of matrix predicates in the light of constructions with accusative subjects…: the case of Barguzin Buryat
Passivization of matrix predicates in the light of constructions with accusative subjects…: the case of Barguzin Buryat

Summary/Abstract: This paper discusses sentences involving passivization of matrix predicates that take finite CPs with accusative subjects in Buryat. It examines several potential derivations of such sentences, including long-distance passivization, raising and control structures. I argue that long-distance movement in Buryat is limited to restructuring verbs that do not take ECMclauses. Therefore, the long-distance passivization analysis is excluded for the predicates under consideration. Two other potential derivations — the raising structure and the control structure are both attested in Buryat and can be distinguished by different agreement patterns on embedded verbs.

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