Rara #95
Legacy number: 95
| Number | 95 |
| Phenomenon | passive constructions, with subject demoted, corresponding to active ones containing a reflexive pronoun (or reflexive marker) as a direct or indirect object, with the reflexive thus not controlled by a subject in the passive |
| Found in | German (Germanic, IE), Lithuanian (Balto-Slavic, IE), Latin (Italic, IE); Turkish (Turkic, Altaic) |
| Domain | syntax — grammatical relations: voice |
| Type | rarum |
| Keywords | passive, reflexive, control |
| Source | Plank, Frans (1993). Peculiarities of passives of reflexives in German. Studies in Language 17: 135-167. |
| Violates | not yet in UA: control of reflexive |
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