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Diachronic Change in the English Passive

Diachronic Change in the English Passive

Hardback Published on: 05/11/2008
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Synopsis

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.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
  • ISBN: 9780230553453
  • Number of pages: 286
  • Dimensions: 228 x 171 x 22 mm
  • Weight: 484g
  • Languages: English