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Distributed Agency: An Analysis of Get-Passive in English
<p>The focus of this thesis is the ergative behavior of the verb get in the passive construction in English, e.g., 'Mary got paid'. I argue that get in the passive shows the properties of ergative verbs, such as break and open, and that it is therefore best analyzed as an ergative verb in this …
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Distributed Agency: An Analysis of Get-Passive in English
<p>The focus of this thesis is the ergative behavior of the verb get in the passive construction in English, e.g., 'Mary got paid'. I argue that get in the passive shows the properties of ergative verbs, such as break and open, and that it is therefore best analyzed as an ergative verb in this …
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Comprehension of Spanish relative and passive clauses by early bilinguals and second language learners
… was served.’ (8) La comida era servida. Verbal/Eventive Passive dinner was (ser.IMPERFECT) served. ‘Dinner was being served.’ Unlike adjectival passives, verbal passive clauses trigger a reanalysis of the sentence to organize the thematic roles. To comprehend adjectival/stative passives with …