English and Dutch: The passive difference

Language Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 247-264

  Cornelis, Louise ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive linguistics; Dutch; English; Passive voice (form, function, usage and meaning of); Point of view; Pragmatics; Semantics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040649738     PISSN: 03880001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0388-0001(96)00018-6     Document Type: Article

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