Voice
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*active voice (ACV): the subject is the agent or actor of the verb | *active voice (ACV): the subject is the agent or actor of the verb | ||
*middle voice (MID): the subject and the object of the verb are the same | *middle voice (MID): the subject and the object of the verb are the same | ||
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*passive voice (PSV): the subject is the patient, target or undergoer of the action | *passive voice (PSV): the subject is the patient, target or undergoer of the action | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:46, 18 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 and object).
Natural language
In the UNLarium, the voice values are the following:
UNL
To be represented by attributes:
- @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.
