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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Weitere Verfasser: Abraham, Werner, Leisiö, Larisa
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 2006.
Schriftenreihe:Typological studies in language ; v. 68.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (x, 553 pages).
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027293251
9027293252
ISSN:0167-7373 ;

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