Universal #1149

Legacy number: 1149

 Number  1145
 Original  Languages with basic passives commonly have more than one formally distinct passive construction.
 Standardized  IF there is one (basic) passive construction, THEN there are commonly also other, formally distinct passive constructions.
 Keywords  diathesis, voice
 Domain  syntax
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  languages in Keenan 1985a
 Source  Keenan 1985a: 267

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Discussion
Notes
Basic passives. Main features:(i) no agent phrase is present,(ii) the main verb (in its non-passive form) is transitive,(iii) the main verb expresses an activity, taking agent subjects and patient objects.
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
Basic passives. Main features:
(i) no agent phrase is present,
(ii) the main verb (in its non-passive form) is transitive,
(iii) the main verb expresses an activity, taking agent subjects and patient objects.