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Diachronic Change in the English Passive (Palgrave Studies in Language History and Language Change)

By Junichi Toyota

Book information

Year
2008
ISBN
0230553451, 9780230553453
LCC
PE1285 .T69 2008
Open Library ID
OL16725894M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1341840 bytes)
Pages
256\305
Topic
History
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

In this volume on the historical development of the passive voice in English, the main argument deals not only with the passive per se, but also with its related constructions, which can play vital parts in identifying both functional and structural motivations for creating the passive.

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