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Janzen, Terry; O'Dea, Barbara; Shaffer, Barbara – Sign Language Studies, 2001
Outlines basic functions of passive constructions in language in general, and describes in more detail what form this takes in a proposal of American Sign Language (ASL). Compares discourse examples of active and passive constructions in ASL, addresses the role of topicalization in passive constructions, and discusses passives and reference…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Sentence Structure