Voice: form and function

The volume's central concern is grammatical voice, traditionally known as diathesis, and its classical manifestations as Active, Middle, and Passive. While numerous problems in the meaning, syntax, and morphology of these categories in Indo-European remain unsolved, their counterparts in more e...

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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Fox, Barbara A. (HerausgeberIn), Hopper, Paul J. 1939- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia John Benjamins Publishing Company 1994
Schriftenreihe:Typological studies in language 27
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https://doi.org/10.1075/tsl.27
https://doi.org/10.1075/tsl.27
Zusammenfassung:The volume's central concern is grammatical voice, traditionally known as diathesis, and its classical manifestations as Active, Middle, and Passive. While numerous problems in the meaning, syntax, and morphology of these categories in Indo-European remain unsolved, their counterparts in more exotic languages have raised still further questions. What discourse functions and diachronic events unite 'voice' as a recognizable phenomenon across languages? How are they typically grammaticalized? What stages do children go through in learning them? How does 'voice' link up with ergativity and with o
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 389 Seiten)
ISBN:9789027276568
9027276560
1283312786
9781283312783
DOI:10.1075/tsl.27