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Event existentials in Tagalog: A Role and Reference Grammar account

This paper investigates an interesting type of existential construction in Tagalog and proposes an analysis of it in terms of Role and Reference Grammar. The construction in question is known as an ‘event existential’ and is exemplified in (1), and it contrasts with a ‘plain’ or ‘nominal’ existential construction in (2). Example (1) is from Aldridge (2011), who presents a Minimalist analysis of the construction; (2) is from Sabbagh (2009).