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... agent , for such nouns because , al- though a being who experiences a sensation might logically be said to be the agent , in fact , the semantics of sensation predicates in English ( hereafter EPs , " experiencer predicates " ) requires ...
... agent , for such nouns because , al- though a being who experiences a sensation might logically be said to be the agent , in fact , the semantics of sensation predicates in English ( hereafter EPs , " experiencer predicates " ) requires ...
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... Agent - Verb - Object . In passive sentences , the agent and object NPs exchange positions , becoming : Object - Verb- ( by ) Agent . For every passive sentence , there is an active , and vice versa . We know this without consciously ...
... Agent - Verb - Object . In passive sentences , the agent and object NPs exchange positions , becoming : Object - Verb- ( by ) Agent . For every passive sentence , there is an active , and vice versa . We know this without consciously ...
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... agent of exposed . Men don't tolerate overt expressions of anger from women , reserving that privilege to themselves ; women resort to expressing it obliquely . So , the only logical agent of exposed is man . The writer of b . used a ...
... agent of exposed . Men don't tolerate overt expressions of anger from women , reserving that privilege to themselves ; women resort to expressing it obliquely . So , the only logical agent of exposed is man . The writer of b . used a ...
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Speaking Freely: Unlearning the Lies of the Fathers' Tongues Julia Penelope No preview available - 1990 |
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