A Diachronic Study of the English Passive

Author： Estival Dominique  

Publisher： John Benjamins Publishing Company

E-ISSN： 1569-9714|6|1|23-54

ISSN： 0176-4225

Source： Diachronica. International Journal for Historical Linguistics, Vol.6, Iss.1, 1989-01, pp. : 23-54

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