@inbook{7f661370be124da5b2407f95c41085e6,
title = "How to become passive",
abstract = "In this paper, we propose that movement of a stative subevent of a structurally complex event to a discourse-related position at the edge of the verb phrase is the fundamental characteristics of passive constructions. This assumption is supported not only by the semantics of passives but also by the fact that it provides a natural account of many of their syntactic properties some of which are left unaccounted for in previous approaches. More generally we give a principled explanation, based on the availability of a consequent state reading, of why some predicates do not form good passives. Psycholinguistic data provide further arguments to support our hypothesis.",
keywords = "syntax, semantics, voice, passives, event structure",
author = "Berit Gehrke and Nino Grillo",
year = "2009",
doi = "https://www.degruyter.com/view/product/176255",
language = "English",
isbn = " 978-3-11-020520-6",
series = "Interface Explorations",
publisher = "De Gruyter",
pages = "231--268",
editor = "Kleanthes Grohmann",
booktitle = "Exploration of Phase Theory",
address = "Germany",
}