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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Passivization and Typology; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Contributors' addresses; Abbreviations; Introduction: Passivization and typology; I. Functional Approaches; Passives in Lithuanian; Passive and middle in Indo-European; I. Functional Approaches. B; Pragmatic nature of Mandarin passive-like constructions*; Development of the thùuk passive marker in Thai*; The passives of Modern Irish; The passive in Erzya Mordvin folklore*; Grammatical voice and tense-aspect in Slavic*; Passive in Nganasan; I. Functional Approaches. C; 'Agent defocusing' revisited.

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