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Functional Type, Voice, and the Javanese DI-Form
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- Source: Studies in Language. International Journal sponsored by the Foundation “Foundations of Language”, Volume 17, Issue 2, Jan 1993, p. 371 - 409
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Abstract
This paper introduces the concept of functional type, a particular combination of functions which are realized in a single clause, and applies this concept to data on voice from Javanese and English, comparing the English passive and two Javanese constructions with passive-like structural and functional properties. It is shown that what is conceived of as general passive function can be divided into a number of different functional types, each one associated with particular discourse properties of the agent and patient and a particular combination of structural representations in Javanese and English.
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