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In:Voice and Inversion
Edited by T. Givón
[Typological Studies in Language 28] 1994
► pp. v–vi

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Published online: 30 May 1994
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Abbreviationsvii
I. Introduction
The pragmatics of de-transitive voice: Functional and typological aspects of inversion3
II. Morphological inverses
Passive and inverse constructions47
The discourse function of the Kutenei inverse65
Direct, inverse and passive in Northwest Sahaptin101
The inverse in Squamish121
The de-transitive clauses in Bella Coola: Passive vs. Inverse147
The pragmatics of de-transitive voice in Spanish: From passive to inverse?169
Semantic and pragmatic inverse: ‘Inverse alignment’ and ‘inverse voice’ in Carib of Surinam187
III. Word-order inverses
The pragmatics of Modern Greek voice: Active, inverse and passive233
The pragmatics of voice in Korean261
Active, inverse and passive in Maasai283
The pragmatics of voice in a Philippine language: Actor-focus and goal-focus in Cebuano narrative317
Voice and ergativity in Karao365
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