Linda Joyce Manney

List of John Benjamins publications in which Linda Joyce Manney is involved.

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Middle Voice in Modern Greek: Meaning and function of an inflectional category

Linda Joyce Manney

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the inflectional middle category in Modern Greek. Against the theoretical backdrop of cognitive linguistics, it is argued that a wide range of seemingly disparate middle structures in Modern Greek comprise a complex semantic network, and that this network… read more

[Studies in Language Companion Series, 48] 2000. xiii, 276 pp.

Manney, Linda Joyce 1998 The Reflexive Archetype and its Various Realizations in Modern Greek Studies in Language 22:1, pp. 1–48 | Article

Manney, Linda Joyce 1997 Andersen, Paul. Empirical studies in diathesis Studies in Language 21:1, pp. 240–243 | Squib

Manney, Linda Joyce 1995 Pragmatic Motivation for Inflectional Middle Voice in Modern Greek Functions of Language 2:2, pp. 159–188 | Article

The occurrence of inflectional middle voice in Modern Greek texts is motivated by diverse pragmatic pressures which are related to particular components of its semantic structure. The prototypical value of the semantic category instantiated by middle inflection comprises various internally complex… read more

Manney, Linda Joyce 1995 Review of Kemmer (1994): The Middle Voice Functions of Language 2:2, pp. 278–282 | Review