英语语法研究的论文

语态是一个语法范畴.它是用来表示主语和谓语动词之间关系的一种形式.语态有主动和被动两种形式.如果主语是动作的执行者,谓语动词就要用主动形式.如果主语是动作的承受者,动词就要用被动形式.张克礼等一些语法学家认为被动语态可以分为三种:真被动,假被动和半被动.本文将简单论述英语语态.

关键词: 主动语态 被动语态 转换 限制

Abstract: Voice belongs to grammar category. It is a form of verbs which expresses the relation between the action and its subject in sentences. Indicating whether the action is performed by the subject or passes on to it. In English, there are two kinds of voice: the active voice and the passive voice. If the subject performs the action, then the verb form is in the active voice. If the subject receives the action, then the verb form is in the passive voice. Zhang Keli and some other grammarians divide the passive voice into three kinds: true-passive, pseudo-passive and quasi-passive. This paper will discuss on English voice.

Key words: active voice, passive voice, transformation, constraints, form meaning

ⅠIntroduction

English voice belongs to grammar category. It is a form of verbs between subject and verb. Traditionally, the voice of English grammar is divided into active voice and passive voice. When the subject is the executor of the behavior, the form of predicate is active voice. When the subject is the taker of the behavior, the form of predicate is passive. Many grammarians think that there are relations of transformation between active voice and passive voice. In practice, the transformation between the active form and the passive form is complicated. There are many differences between active voice and passive voice, so the transformation between the active voice and the passive voice is constrained by lexical, semantic and situation.

1.1. Usually, the active voice can be transformed into passive voice.

For examples:

A number of workers have challenged this view.

This view has been challenged by a number of workers.

A grenade killed his best friend.

His best friend was killed by a grenade.

1.2. Sometimes, the active voice can be transformed into passive voice.

For examples:

I have a house in the country.

A house is had by me in the country. (F)

She married a Frenchman.

A Frenchman was married by her. (F)

Ⅱ Passive voice

We give a simple definition to the passive voice in form, namely, be/get+ -ed. Zhang Keli and some other grammarians divide the passive voice into three kinds. Those are true-passive, pseudo-passive and quasi-passive.

2.1. True-passive

2.1.1. A sentence with executor is called true-passive. The true-passive can be divided into ideality and non-ideality.

For examples:

The violin was made by my father.

Sentence (1) is an ideality passive voice. Because it has an executor and the executor is a person. It is corresponding to the active voice: “My father made the violin.”

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