单词 | pseudo-passivization |
释义 | > as lemmaspseudo-passivization pseudo-passivization n. Brit. /ˌs(j)uːdəʊpasᵻvᵻˈzeɪʃn/ , /ˌs(j)uːdəʊpasᵻvʌɪˈzeɪʃn/ , U.S. /ˌsudoʊˌpæsəvəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ , /ˌsudoʊˌpæsəˌvaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > voice > [noun] > passive > pseudo-passive > conversion into pseudo-passivization1965 1965 N. Chomsky Aspects Theory Syntax 106 Where ‘on the boat’ is a V[erb]-Complement in ‘John decided on the boat’ (meaning ‘John chose the boat’), it is subject to pseudopassivization by the passive transformation. 1993 Eng. Today July 57/2 A functional approach to English constructions in which prepositions are deferred to the end of a sentence by means of wh-movement, pseudo-passivization, and other processes the author rightly brings in. < as lemmas |
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