Verbal Passives in English and Hebrew: A Comparative Study

Aya Meltzer-Asscher

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199602513.003.0011

Verbal Passives in English and Hebrew: A Comparative Study

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Abstract

The paper argues that the mechanism underlying verbal passive formation in English and Hebrew is different. Whereas in English the implicit external argument has a syntactic representation, in Hebrew it is represented only semantically. Coupled with Reinhart's (2002) Theta System, the analysis accounts for several thematic differences between passive verbs in the two languages.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Theta System
Subtitle of host publication	Argument Structure at the Interface
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Pages	279-309
Number of pages	30
ISBN (Electronic)	9780191739200
ISBN (Print)	9780199602513
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199602513.003.0011
State	Published - 24 May 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

English
Full interpretation of thematic roles
Hebrew
Implicit argument
Passive

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General Arts and Humanities

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