The Passive
A Comparative Linguistic Analysis
1st Edition
Published on 19. January 2026
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324 pages
978-1-032-76793-2 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1984, The Passive surveys a wide range of different constructions, which have all been termed 'passives' by linguists, using data from a large number of genetically and typologically diverse languages.
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Content
Editorial Statement Preface List of Abbreviations and Symbols 1. Introduction 2. The personal passive 3. Impersonal passives 4. The periphrastic passive 5. The reflexive passive 6. Exceptions to the passive 7. The pragmatics of the passive 8. Summary Bibliography Index of Languages Index of Names Index of Terms