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Diachronic Change in the English Passive

J Toyota author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan

Published:1st Jan '08

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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.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.

ISBN: 9781349363193

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 454g

286 pages

1st ed. 2008