Grammatical Voice

by Fernando Zúñiga and Seppo Kittilä

Book Overview

The grammatical category of voice covers a wide range of phenomena, including causatives, applicatives, passives, antipassives, middles, and others. Drawing on data from over 200 languages, Fernando Z iga and Seppo Kittil illustrate the semantic, morphological, and syntactic variation of voice across languages from a range of families and regions. They approach the topic from a broad and explicit perspective, and discuss a variety of topics that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1316612120
• ISBN13: 9781316612125
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.4" x 9.7"