| Description |
xiii, 377 pages ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Typological studies in language ; v. 27 |
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Typological studies in language ; v. 27
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| Contents |
Active voice and middle diathesis : a cross-linguistic perspective / Manuel Arce-Arenales, Melissa Axelrod, and Barbara A. Fox -- Voice, aspect, and Aktionsart : middle and passive in ancient Greek / Egbert Bakker -- A functional typology of antipassives / Ann Cooreman -- Voice : beyond control and affectedness / William Croft -- The rise of the English get-passive / T. Givón and Lynne Yang -- Passive participles across languages / Martin Haspelmath -- Middle voice, transitivity, and the elaboration of events / Suzanne Kemmer -- On "middle voice" verbs in Mandarin / Charles N. Li and Sandra A. Thmpson -- The implications of ergativity for a Philippine voice system / Marianne Mithun -- A tale of two passives in Irish / Michael Noonan -- The Tupi-Guarani inverse / Doris Payne -- Passives and alternatives in children's narratives in English, Spanish, German, and Turkish / Dan I. Slobin |
| Analysis |
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Voice |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Voice.
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| Author |
Fox, Barbara A.
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Hopper, Paul J.
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| LC no. |
93037185 |
| ISBN |
1556194188 |
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1556194196 |
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9027229155 |
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9027229163 |
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9781556194184 |
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9781556194191 |
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9789027229151 |
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9789027229168 |
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