Quantifier stranding and reflexive stranding in Mayrinax Atayal *

The stranding of quantifiers/prepositions is argued to show the path of movement. Mayrinax Atayal, a verb-initial ergative language, displays a wide range of positions for the quantifier kahabaag ‘all’ and the reflexive anaphor nanaq ‘self’ when they are interpreted with absolutive DPs. Assuming stranding phenomena as diagnostics for movement, I investigate quantifier stranding and reflexive stranding in Mayrinax Atayal, and explore the structure of this language. The sentence-final absolutive DP is argued to be singled out in Spec of CP. Before moving to Spec of CP, the absolutive DP passes through Spec of vP. The V initial word order is derived from a V to T movement followed by a TP remnant movement. The positions of the quantifier and the reflexive anaphor reflect the movement path of the absolutive DP: base position, the intermediate Spec of vP, and Spec of CP.