| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 230 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Topics in English linguistics,
1434-3452 ;
41
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Topics in English linguistics ; 41.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-223) and index. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
English language -- Passive voice.
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English language -- Passive voice. |
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Voice.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Voice. |
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Verb phrase.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Verb phrase. |
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English language -- Discourse analysis.
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English language -- Discourse analysis. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wanner, Anja. Deconstructing the English passive. Berlin ; New York : M. de Gruyter, 2009 9783110196320 |
| ISBN |
9783110199215 (electronic book) |
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3110199211 (electronic book) |
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1282296493 |
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9781282296497 |
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3110196328 (alkaline paper) |
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9783110196320 (alkaline paper) |
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9783110196320 (alkaline paper) |
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