Demoting the Agent
：Passive, middle and other voice phenomena
( Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today )
Publication subTitle ：Passive, middle and other voice phenomena
Publication series ： Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today
Author： Benjamin Lyngfelt Torgrim Solstad
Publisher： John Benjamins Publishing Company
Publication year： 2006
E-ISBN: 9789027293077
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789027233608
Subject： H04 grammar
Language： ENG
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Description
Passives, middles, and other voice phenomena are issues at the core of modern linguistic research. This volume brings together different perspectives on voice different theoretical viewpoints, different languages, and different kinds of voice phenomena. The eleven articles each make a valuable contribution to the ongoing discussion, offering new data, new analyses, and bringing new light to long-standing issues. In combination, they present a multi-faceted and yet coherent picture of the topics at hand.