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The study of passive constructions in various languages, particularly in English, has a long tradition in the linguistic literature. Among the theoretical issues which this literature addresses are: 1. questions involving the definition of passive (universal or language-specific) and diagnostics for recognizing passive; 2. characterization of the class of active verbs (or verb phrases) which have... Read more
LIST OF TABLES, LIST OF FIGURES, I. Introduction, II. Verbal Inflection in Modern Greek, III. Participial Passives as Lexical Adjectives, IV. Exceptions to Passive, V. The Syntax of Passive Forms, VI. Passive and Inflection, VII. Passive and Derivation, VIII. Conclusion, BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Jane Smirniotopoulos.Edited by Jorge Hankamer, University of California, Santa Cruz.
