J. Toyota
Palgrave Macmillan UK
e druk, 2008
9781349363193
Diachronic Change in the English Passive
Specificaties
Paperback, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK |
e druk, 2008
ISBN13: 9781349363193
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
Palgrave Studies in Language History and Language Change
Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
In this coherent historical development of the passive voice in English, the main argument deals not only with the passive per se, but also with its related constructions, which can play vital parts in identifying both functional and structural motivations for creating the passive.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781349363193
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK
Inhoudsopgave
Acknowledgements List of Figures List of Tables List of Abbreviations Introduction Be -passive: Overview and Aspectual Change Components of Be -passive and their Historical Change Functions of Be -passive Be -passive: Functional Changes and Voice Continuum Get -passive Passive Diathesis Quasi-passive Conclusion Bibliography Appendices Index