Anna Siewierska

The Passive

A Comparative Linguistic Analysis

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1984, The Passive surveys a wide range of different constructions, which have all been termed 'passives' by linguists, using data from a large number of genetically and typologically diverse languages.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 322
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• Gewicht: 760g
• ISBN-13: 9781032767864
• ISBN-10: 1032767863
• Artikelnr.: 70364965

Autorenporträt

Anna Siewierska

Inhaltsangabe

Editorial Statement Preface List of Abbreviations and Symbols 1.
Introduction 2. The personal passive 3. Impersonal passives 4. The
periphrastic passive 5. The reflexive passive 6. Exceptions to the passive
7. The pragmatics of the passive 8. Summary Bibliography Index of Languages
Index of Names Index of Terms