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Diachronic Change in the English Passive

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  • © 2008

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Authors:
  1. Junichi Toyota

    1. Lund University, Sweden

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-7

  3. Be-passive: Overview and Aspectual Change

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    Pages 8-50

  4. Components of be-passive and their Historical Change

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    Pages 51-93

  5. Functions of be-passive

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    Pages 94-114

  6. Functional Change and Voice Continuum

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    Pages 115-147

  7. Get-passive

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    Pages 148-184

  8. Passive Diathesis

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    Pages 185-218

  9. Quasi-passive

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    Pages 219-237

  10. Conclusion

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    Pages 238-245

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 246-286
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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.

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  • Lund University, Sweden

    Junichi Toyota

About the author

JUNICHI TOYOTA  is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Lund, Sweden. His research interests cover a wide range of disciplines, including linguistics, anthropology and cognitive science. His publications are mainly focused on historical linguistics and cognitive linguistics, but also deal with evolution of human linguistic ability.

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