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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...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Helasvuo, Marja-Liisa, Campbell, Lyle
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, 2006.
Colección:Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory ; v. 277.
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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.
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 ;