Fwd: [...] Polish Passive

[Loren Billings]

Dear Slavist colleagues,

The following, from a different e-list, might be of interest to some of you. I
apologize for any duplication. Please don't reply to me, but rather to the
original poster ("Andrea Sanso'" <sanso at server.humnet.unipi.it>). Best, --LAB

The LINGUIST Network wrote:
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> Date:  Wed, 14 Feb 2001 18:08:12 +0100 (NFT)
> From:  "Andrea Sanso'" <sanso at server.humnet.unipi.it>
> Subject:  passive in polish
>
> Dear linguists,
>
> I came across the two following passive sentences in Polish:
>
> (1) Dwoch naszych znajomych zostalo arestowanych
>     two-GEN our neighbors-GEN become-PAST-3SG-N arrested-PL-GEN
> (2) Dwaj naszi znajomy zostali zamordowany
>     two-NOM our neighbors-NOM become-PAST-3PL assassinated-NOM-PL
>
> The formal differences between the two sentences are clear enough. I was
> wondering whether there are differences in use between the two sentences
> (e.g. in patient topicality: is the GEN-marked patient topicalized in
> sentences such as (1)?).
>
> Any suggestions or comments are welcome. I will post a summary to the
> list.
>
> Best,
>
> Andrea Sanso'
>
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