Passivization and typology : form and function /

Is the passive a unified universal phenomenon? The claim derived from this volume is that the passive, if not universal, has become unified according to function. Language as a means of communication needs the passive, or passive-like constructions, and sooner or later develops them based on other v...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Abraham, Werner, Leisiö, Larisa
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 2006.
Colección:Typological studies in language ; v. 68.
Temas:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Passive voice.
Typology (Linguistics)
Passif (Linguistique)
Typologie (Linguistique)
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Passive voice
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Is the passive a unified universal phenomenon? The claim derived from this volume is that the passive, if not universal, has become unified according to function. Language as a means of communication needs the passive, or passive-like constructions, and sooner or later develops them based on other voices (impersonal active, middle, reflexive), specific semantic meanings such as adversativity, or tense-aspect categories (stative, perfect, preterit). Certain contributors review the passives in various languages and language groups, including languages rarely discussed. Another group of contributo.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 553 pages).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027293251
9027293252
ISSN:0167-7373 ;

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