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...
| Основен автор: | Wanner, Anja. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Berlin ; New York :
M. de Gruyter,
℗♭2009.
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| Серия: |
Topics in English linguistics ;
41. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=293687 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Deconstructing the English passive. |
| Резюме: |
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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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (ix, 230 pages) : illustrations. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-223) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9783110199215 3110199211 1282296493 9781282296497 3110196328 9783110196320 |
| ISSN: |
1434-3452 ; |