Pragmatic Inverse Voice ( Concept )
http://purl.org/linguistics/gold/PragmaticInverseVoice
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|_ Pragmatic Inverse Voice
Definition:
If the agent is more topical than the patient, the direct-active clause is used. If norm is reversed and the patient is more topical, the inverse clause is used. [Givon 1994,23]
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yak
In Yakima, if the agent is more topical than the patient, the direct-active clause is used. If norm is reversed and the patient is more topical, the inverse clause is used.
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| And the elder brother [OBV] told the wild cat [PROX]. |
References:
Givon (1994:24)
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