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Autore |
Wanner Anja |
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Titolo |
Deconstructing the English passive [[electronic resource] /] / by Anja Wanner |
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Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-29649-3 |
9786612296499 |
3-11-019921-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (240 p.) |
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Collana |
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Topics in English linguistics ; ; 41 |
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Classificazione |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English language - Passive voice |
Grammar, Comparative and general - Voice |
Grammar, Comparative and general - Verb phrase |
English language - Discourse analysis |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 and are determined by the interplay of the syntactic properties of the verb and general syntactic principles. Each structural element of the passive construction is examined separately, and the participle is considered the only defining component of the passive. Special emphasis is put on the existence of an implicit argument (ususally an agent) and its representation in the passive. A review of data from syntax, language acquisition, and psycholinguistics shows that the implicit agent is not just a conceptually understood argument. |
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