Passives cross-linguistically : : theoretical and experimental approaches / / edited by Kleanthes K. Grohmann, Akemi Matsuya, Eva-Maria Remberger.

• Superior document: Empirical Approaches to Linguistic Theory ; Volume 17
• TeilnehmendeR: Grohmann, Kleanthes K.,; Matsuya, Akemi,; Remberger, Eva-Maria,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Empirical approaches to linguistic theory ; Volume 17.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004433422
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Kleanthes K. Grohmann, Akemi Matsuya, Eva-Maria Remberger.

The chapters collected in the volume Passives Cross-Linguistically provide analyses of passive constructions across different languages and populations from the interface perspectives between syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. The contributions are, in principle, all based on the background of generative grammatical theory. In addition to the theoretical contributions of the first part of this volume, all solidly built on rich empirical bases, some experimental works are presented, which explore passives from a psycholinguistic perspective based on theoretical insights. The languages/language families covered in the contributions include South Asian languages (Odia/Indo-Aryan and Telugu/Dravidian, but also Kharia/Austro-Asiatic), Japanese, Arabic, English, German, Modern Greek, and several modern Romance varieties (Catalan, Romanian, and especially southern Italian dialects) as well as Vedic Sanskrit and Ancient Greek.