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Voice : form and function /

The volume's central concern is grammatical voice, traditionally known as diathesis, and its classical manifestations as Active, Middle, and Passive. While numerous problems in the meaning, syntax, and morphology of these categories in Indo-European remain unsolved, their counterparts in more e...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Fox, Barbara A., Hopper, Paul J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 1994.
Colección:Typological studies in language ; 27.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The volume's central concern is grammatical voice, traditionally known as diathesis, and its classical manifestations as Active, Middle, and Passive. While numerous problems in the meaning, syntax, and morphology of these categories in Indo-European remain unsolved, their counterparts in more exotic languages have raised still further questions. What discourse functions and diachronic events unite 'voice' as a recognizable phenomenon across languages? How are they typically grammaticalized? What stages do children go through in learning them? How does 'voice' link up with ergativity and with o.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 389 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9789027276568
9027276560
1283312786
9781283312783
6613312789
9786613312785