FIGURE AND GROUND IN PASSIVE SENTENCES
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37569/DalatUniversity.3.3&4.268(2013)Keywords:
Figure and Ground, Cognitive Semantics, Passive sentences.Abstract
This paper examines English passive structures from the perspective of the notion Figure and Ground, a dominant notion in Cognitive Semantics. Based on the relationship of Figure and Ground, the paper explores passive structures, and provides explanations of the possibility and impossibility of creating a passive sentence.Metrics
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Published
30-12-2013
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Social Sciences and Humanities
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Copyright (c) 2013 Nguyễn Tất Thắng
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How to Cite
Thắng, N. T. (2013). FIGURE AND GROUND IN PASSIVE SENTENCES. Dalat University Journal of Science, 3(3&4), 111-123. https://doi.org/10.37569/DalatUniversity.3.3&4.268(2013)
