ConSOLE 11 2003 • Padova University

Neither passive nor active: Polish -no/-to structures in comparison to formally and functionally related structures of other languages

Ewa Rudnicka-Mosiadz

Polish -no/-to StructuresVoice ClassificationConstruction Grammar

Abstract

The morpho-lexico-syntactic properties of Polish -no/-to structures form a mixture of the defining properties of actives and passives. There have been many attempts within the GB theory to classify them with either of the two voices. We are going to argue against these proposals and suggest an account of -no/-to within the Construction Grammar model, which, joining the formal and functional perspectives on language study, allows one to analyse language constructions in all aspects of their linguistic structure.

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Ewa Rudnicka-Mosiadz (2003). neither passive nor active: polish -no/-to structures in comparison to formally and functionally related structures of other languages. In Proceedings of ConSOLE 11, edited by Marjo van Koppen, Joanna Sio, Mark de Vos, (pp. 1-14).

BibTeX

@inproceedings{Rudnicka-Mosiadz-ConSOLE11-2002, title={Neither passive nor active: Polish -no/-to structures in comparison to formally and functionally related structures of other languages}, author={Ewa Rudnicka-Mosiadz}, booktitle={Proceedings of ConSOLE 11}, year={2003}, pages={1-14}, editor={Marjo van Koppen and Joanna Sio and Mark de Vos} }

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