Palgrave Studies in Language History and Language Change

Toyota, J.

In this coherent 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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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2008-11-05

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230553453

DOI: 10.1057/9780230594654

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 286