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...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; New York :
M. de Gruyter,
2009
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| Series: | Topics in English linguistics ;
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
