The application of ergative verbs to avoid accusations in the translation of Chinese editorials into English
The use of ergative verbs results in the agent being backgrounded in an English sentence, and it is often used in the media together with other means such as the use of intransitive verbs, passives, and nominalized nouns to achieve the pragmatic purpose of accusation avoidance. A great deal of resea...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2018-06-01
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| Series: | Lingua Posnaniensis |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/linpo-2018-0002 |