Diachronic Change in the English Passive

By Junichi Toyota

Book Overview

In this coherent historical development of the passive voice in English, the main argument deals not only with the passive per se, but also with its related constructions, which can play vital parts in identifying both functional and structural motivations for creating the passive.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230553451
• ISBN13: 9780230553453
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.6"