Passivisation in Semitic, Iranian, Armenian, and Beyond

This volume brings together research on passive voice constructions in low-resource languages of Western Asia, a region marked by extraordinary linguistic diversity as well as a long history of cultural suppression and marginalisation. The contributions showcase the passive voice in Semitic, Iranian...

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Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Open Book Publishers 2026
Subjects:	Passive constructions Detransitivisation Agent demotion Patient promotion Diachronic development Language contact thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFK Grammar, syntax and morphology thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFF Historical and comparative linguistics thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFB Sociolinguistics thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1F Asia::1FB Middle East
Online Access:	ONIX_20260113T144613_9781805118282_4
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