English Mediopassive Constructions
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Originally published | 2007 |
Authors | Marianne Hundt |
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ID | 2084461 |
About English Mediopassive Constructions
This book provides the first empirical study of the history and spread of mediopassive constructions. It investigates the productivity of the pattern, the spread of the construction in Modern English, and looks into text type-specific preferences for the construction. . . .