ERGATIVE AND MIDDLE CONSTRUCTIONS IN ENGLISH AND CROATIAN
ERGATIVE AND MIDDLE CONSTRUCTIONS IN ENGLISH AND CROATIAN
Author(s): Nataša StojanSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara / Diacritic Timisoara
Keywords: Cognitive Grammar; Croatian; English; ergatives; middles;
Summary/Abstract: The paper describes ergative and middle constructions in English, focusing on their semantic and morphosyntactic properties. It analyses their Croatian counterparts with the aim of determining the similarities and differences between the two languages. Furthermore, the relationship between active transitive, passive, middle and ergative constructions is explored within the framework of Cognitive Grammar.
Journal: B.A.S. British and American Studies
- Issue Year: 2013
- Issue No: 19
- Page Range: 229-241
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English