| From: | Philip Newton <philip.newton@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, February 7, 2009, 10:28 |
2009/2/7 Sai Emrys <saizai@...>:> On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 2:19 AM, Philip Newton <philip.newton@...> wrote: >> "the book sold well" > > Isn't this called 'middle voice'?Good question. Feels like a bit of both to me -- an ergative sentence with unexpressed actor, or a "does something for itself". Cheers, -- Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>
| Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> |