The advent of the prepositional passive: An innovation of middle English?

English Studies

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 203-217

  Goh, Gwang Yoon ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 13044276990     PISSN: 0013838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/enst.82.3.203.9588     Document Type: Article

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