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In:Voice: Form and Function
Edited by Barbara A. Fox and Paul J. Hopper
[Typological Studies in Language 27] 1994
► pp. v–vi

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Published online: 6 April 1994

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Table of contents

Abbreviationsvii

Introductionix

Active Voice and Middle Diathesis: A Cross-Linguistic Perspective1

Manuel Arce-Arenales

Melissa Axelrod

Voice, Aspect and Aktionsart: Middle and Passive in Ancient Greek23

Egbert J. Bakker

A Functional Typology of Antipassives49

Voice: Beyond Control and Affectedness89

William A. Croft

The Rise of the English GET-Passive119

Passive Participles across Languages151

Martin Haspelmath

Middle Voice, Transitivity, and the Elaboration of Events179

On “Middle Voice” Verbs in Mandarin231

Sandra A. Thompson

The Implications of Ergativity for a Philippine Voice System247

Marianne Mithun

A Tale of Two Passives in Irish279

The Tupí-Guaraní Inverse313

Passives and Alternatives in Children’s Narratives in English, Spanish, German, and Turkish341

Index of Languages365

Index of Subjects369