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DECONSTRUCTING THE ENGLISH PASSIVE
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| By: |
Anja Wanner |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£148.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
3110196328 |
| ISBN 13: |
9783110196320 |
| Publisher: |
WALTER DE GRUYTER & CO |
| Pub. date: |
15 July, 2009 |
| Series: |
Topics in English Linguistics [TIEL] v. 41 |
| Pages: |
230 |
| Description: |
Presents an analysis of the form and function of the passive construction in English. This 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. |
| Synopsis: |
Deconstructing the English Passivepresents an analysis ofthe 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. |
| Reader Age: |
College Graduate Student |
| US Grade: |
College Graduate Student |
| Publication: |
Germany |
| Imprint: |
Mouton de Gruyter |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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