Arts and Humanities
6 years ago

Polish verbs reveal new insights into passive language structures.

Poznań Studies in Contemporary Linguistics
Stative and eventive passives of subject experiencer verbs in Polish
Anna Bondaruk, Bożena Rozwadowska

Paper Summary

SE verbs in Polish can sometimes form stative passives, but more commonly form eventive passives using different auxiliaries. Stative SE verbs can be turned into non-dynamic events for the eventive passive.

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