Short essay on long passive
Hubert Haider
September 2024 

Languages differ with respect to 'long passive'. Some rule it out, some admit it for a few verbs, and for some it is a licit option. This paper tries to empirically & theoretically answer the corresponding "why" question. [V.1.4. Typo-reduced & slighty amended]

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keywords:	syntax, morphology, semantics, typology, comparative syntax, restructuring, reanalysis verb-clusters, clause-union, passive, argument structure, lexicon
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