Deconstructing the English Passive / / Anja Wanner.
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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| Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2009] ©2009 |
| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] ,
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (230 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Chapter 2. The English passive and linguistic theory
- Chapter 3. Ingredients of the English passive
- Chapter 4. The implicit agent in English passives
- Chapter 5. The use of the passive in academic discourse: A case study
- Chapter 6. Conclusion
- Backmatter