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To be represented by the attributes @passive, @reflexive or @reciprocal.
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'''Voice''' (also called diathesis) of a verb describes the relationship between the action (or state) that the verb expresses and the participants identified by its arguments (subject, object, etc.).  
  
== ACTIVE VOICE ==
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== Natural language ==
The subject is the agent or actor of the verb.
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In the UNLarium, the voice values are the following:
  
Not to be represented in UNL (default voice)
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{{#tree:id=nl_voice|openlevels=0|root=Voice|
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*active voice (ACV): the subject is the agent or actor of the verb
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*middle voice (MID): the subject and the object of the verb are the same
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*antipassive voice (NPSV)
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*passive voice (PSV): the subject is the patient, target or undergoer of the action
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}}
  
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== UNL ==
!LANGUAGE
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To be represented by attributes:
!ORIGINAL
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!UNL
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|-
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|EN
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|He built this house in 1895.
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|build.@past
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|-
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|FR
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|Le chat mange la souris.
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|manger
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|}
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{{#tree:id=unl_voice|openlevels=0|root=Voice|
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@active
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@passive
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@reflexive
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@reciprocal
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}}
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== PASSIVE VOICE ==
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;@active is the default voice and may be omitted
The subject is the patient, target or undergoer of the action.
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:He built this house in 1895. build (or build.@active)
  
@passive
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=== Examples ===
 
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*@active: He built this house in 1895
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*@passive: This house was built in 1895.
!LANGUAGE
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*@reflexive: He killed himself.
!ORIGINAL
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*@reciprocal: They killed each other.
!UNL
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|-
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|EN
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|This house was built in 1895.
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|build.@passive.@past
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|-
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|FR
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|La souris est mangée par le chat.
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|manger.@passive
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|}
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== MIDDLE VOICE ==
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The subject and the object of the verb are the same.
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@reflexive, or
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@reciprocal
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{|border="1" cellpadding="5"
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!LANGUAGE
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!ORIGINAL
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!UNL
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|-
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|EN
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|He killed himself.
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|kill.@past.@reflexive
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|-
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|EN
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|They killed each other.
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|kill.@past.@reciprocal
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|-
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|FR
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|Il s'est regardé dans la glace.
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|regarder.@past.@reflexive
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|-
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|FR
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|Pierre et Paul se sont regardés dans la glace.
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|regarder.@past.@reciprocal
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|}
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Revision as of 13:13, 16 January 2010

Voice (also called diathesis) of a verb describes the relationship between the action (or state) that the verb expresses and the participants identified by its arguments (subject, object, etc.).

Natural language

In the UNLarium, the voice values are the following:

UNL

To be represented by attributes:

@active @passive @reflexive @reciprocal


@active is the default voice and may be omitted
He built this house in 1895. build (or build.@active)

Examples

  • @active: He built this house in 1895
  • @passive: This house was built in 1895.
  • @reflexive: He killed himself.
  • @reciprocal: They killed each other.
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