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|aToyota, Junichi,|d1973-
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|aDiachronic change in the English passive|h[electronic resource] /|cJunichi Toyota.
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|aHoundmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;|aNew York :|bPalgrave Macmillan,|c2008.
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|axviii, 286 p. :|bill. ;|c23 cm.
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|aPalgrave studies in language history and language change
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|aRevision of thesis (Ph.D.)-Lund University, 2003.
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|aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 246-281) and index.
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|aBe-passive: Overview and Aspectual Change -- Components of Be-passive and their Historical Change -- Functions of Be-passive -- Be-passive:Functional Changes and Voice Continuum -- Get-passive -- Passive Diathesis -- Quasi-passive.
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|aJUNICHI TOYOTA presents a coherent historical development of the passive voice in English. Unique to this study is the use of continuum in the historical framework, and an examination of various constructions relating to the passive voice, demonstrating an intricate relationship among different constructions and functions over periods of time. Historical changes often leave some evidence ofearlier constructions or functions, which can be identified in terms of gradience. This type of analysis has been neglected, and the voice continuum reveals that there area number of cases of gradience. Furthermore detailed morphosemantic analysis reveals that not all previous work on the origin ofsome constructions, such as the get-passive, may be accurate, and some radical claims have been made concerning such constructions. The author explains complex details schematically, making this an accessible read for researchers and students of language history and language change.
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|aElectronic reproduction.|bBasingstoke, England :|cPalgrave Macmillan,|d2009.|nMode of access:World Wide Web.|nSystem requirements: Web browser.|nTitle from title screen (viewed on Mar. 3, 2009).|nAccess may berestricted to users at subscribing institutions.
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|aEnglish language|xDiscourse analysis.
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|aEnglish language|xPassive voice.
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|aEnglish language|xVoice.
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|aGrammar, Comparative and general|xVoice.
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|aHistorical linguistics.
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