Grammatical voice

by Zúñiga, Fernando

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Full title :Grammatical voice / Fernando Zúñiga, Seppo Kittilä.

Summary

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©ð©łiga and Seppo Kittil©Þ 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 are not always regarded as voice, in order to make a clear and useful conceptual delimitation. Clearly organized and accessibly written, the book will be welcomed by students and scholars of linguistics, especially those interested in how grammatical categories work.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2019.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Language:eng
Publication Date:2019.

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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Feb 2019).

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xviii, 292 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781316671399, 1316671399
oclc:on1089757884
LC Classification:P240.5
Dewey Decimal:415

Changing semantic valency: causatives, applicatives, and related constructions -- Changing syntactic valency: passives, antipassives, and related constructions -- In search of balance: agent and patient voices -- The affected subject: reflexives, reciprocals, and middles -- Covert diatheses: uncoded alternations -- The fringes of voice -- Diachronic aspects of voice -- Revisiting voice theory.