Deconstructing the English passive
This book analyzes the form and function of the English passive from a verb-based point of view. It takes the position that the various surface forms of the passive (with or without thematic subject, with or without object, with or without by-phrase, with or without auxiliary) have a common source a...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin ; New York :
M. de Gruyter
cop. 2009.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Topics in English linguistics ; 41. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b33412224*spi |
| Sumario: | This book analyzes the form and function of the English passive from a verb-based point of view. It takes the position that the various surface forms of the passive (with or without thematic subject, with or without object, with or without by-phrase, with or without auxiliary) have a common source and are determined by the interplay of the syntactic properties of the verb and general syntactic principles. Each structural element of the passive construction is examined separately, and the participle is considered the only defining component of the passive. Special emphasis is put on the existenc. |
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| Descripción Física: | ix, 230 p. : il |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 207-223) e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9781282296497 9783110196320 9783110199215 |
