Maria Polinsky

Here is some research I have done related to Polynesian languages:

• Polinsky, M and Potsdam, E. Austronesian syntax. Languages of Oceania.
• Clemens, LE and Polinsky, M. Verb-initial word orders (primarily in Austronesian and Mayan languages). The Blackwell Companion to Syntax, second edition.
• Polinsky, M and Potsdam, E. Information questions in Malagasy dialects. “Dialectal variation in Madagascar”. Western Papers in Linguistics (Cahiers linguistiques de Western) 1:6.
• Potsdam, E and Polinsky, M. The Syntax of the Tahitian Actor Emphatic Construction. Oceanic Linguistics. 51: 58-85.
• Potsdam, E and Polinsky, M. Questions and word order in Polynesian. Topics in Oceanic Syntax. 121-153.

For more information, please see my Publications page.