Beschreibung
Deconstructing the English Passive presents an analysis of the form and function of the passive construction in English. The book examines the structural ingredients of the passive and emphasizes the notion of an implicit argument, which sets the passive apart from other constructions with non-agentive subjects. The theoretical analysis is supported with corpus data, including a case study of the passive in academic writing.
Buchdetails
Format
Gebundene Ausgabe
Seiten
239 Seiten
Sprache
Englisch
Veröffentlicht
Jul 15, 2009
Verlag
De Gruyter Mouton
Ausgaben
4 Ausgaben
ISBN-10
3110196328
ISBN-13
9783110196320