Re: very confused - syntax question

Dans un courrier dat=E9 du 04/07/99 12:11:28  , Ray a =E9crit :

> Focus, it it occurs, will always be part of the _comment_ (i.e. focus and
>  topic can never be the same), and adds _new_ information, i.e. in the abo=
ve
>  answer "a new watch" is the focus.  Some languages, e.g. Welsh, like to p=
ut
>  focus first.  English & Classical Latin have a tendency to use final
>  position for focus.
> =20
this is the proper definition of focus, but maybe Jennifer read rick=20
Morneau's page and thinks of focus as the "swapping axis" of agent and=20
patient ? then the middle voice could be the natural default voice. (just a=20
guess). putting aside the fact that middle voice is intransitive you may hav=
e=20
many possible schemes around "focus" :

when "focus" is the prize :

"middle" =3D to be given/awarded as prize to
"active" =3D to give prize
"passive" =3D to be given a prize

when "focus" is the prizee :

"middle" =3D to win a prize
"active" =3D to appoint as prizee
"passive" =3D to be won as prize

no suggestion implied here, only a (wrong ?) guess from Jennifer's posts.

mathias