Grammar from the human perspective : case, space and person in Finnish /
Marja-Liisa Helasvuo's paper discusses passive constructions in Finnish. Based on a large database of spoken Finnish, she argues that contrary to the received view in Finnish linguistics, there are actually two types of passive in Finnish, namely the so-called simple passive (formed by the verb...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
J. Benjamins,
2006.
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Colección: | Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory ;
v. 277. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Marja-Liisa Helasvuo's paper discusses passive constructions in Finnish. Based on a large database of spoken Finnish, she argues that contrary to the received view in Finnish linguistics, there are actually two types of passive in Finnish, namely the so-called simple passive (formed by the verb stem + passive suffix + personal marker) and a periphrastic passive; the latter is the so-called be -passive, formed with the verb 'to be' in its 3<sup>rd</sup> person singular form (on) and a passive participle of the main verb. In the be -passive, the finite verb is in the 3<sup>rd. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (279 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9789027293213 902729321X 9789027247926 9027247927 1282155334 9781282155336 9786612155338 6612155337 |
ISSN: | 0304-0763 ; |