Voice - Revision history

imported>Admin at 09:46, 18 January 2010

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	*active voice (ACV): the subject is the agent or actor of the verb		*active voice (ACV): the subject is the agent or actor of the verb
	*middle voice (MID): the subject and the object of the verb are the same		*middle voice (MID): the subject and the object of the verb are the same
	*antipassive voice (NPSV)
	*passive voice (PSV): the subject is the patient, target or undergoer of the action		*passive voice (PSV): the subject is the patient, target or undergoer of the action
	}}		}}

imported>Admin at 14:16, 16 January 2010

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	'''Voice''' (also called diathesis) of a verb describes the relationship between the action (or state) that the verb expresses and the participants identified by its arguments (subject, object~~, etc.~~).		'''Voice''' (also called diathesis) of a verb describes the relationship between the action (or state) that the verb expresses and the participants identified by its arguments (subject and object).

	== Natural language ==		== Natural language ==

imported>Admin at 14:15, 16 January 2010

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	;@active is the default voice and may be omitted		;@active is the default voice and may be omitted
	:He built this house in 1895. build (or build.@active)		:He built this house in 1895 = build (or build.@active)

	=== Examples ===		=== Examples ===

imported>Admin at 12:14, 16 January 2010

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	{{#tree:id=unl_voice\|openlevels=0\|root=Voice\|		{{#tree:id=unl_voice\|openlevels=0\|root=Voice\|
	@active		*@active
	@passive		*@passive
	@reflexive		*@reflexive
	@reciprocal		*@reciprocal
	}}		}}

imported>Admin at 12:13, 16 January 2010

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-To be represented by the attributes @passive, @reflexive or @reciprocal.
+'''Voice''' (also called diathesis) of a verb describes the relationship between the action (or state) that the verb expresses and the participants identified by its arguments (subject, object, etc.).
-== ACTIVE VOICE ==
+== Natural language ==
-The subject is the agent or actor of the verb.
+In the UNLarium, the voice values are the following:
- Not to be represented in UNL (default voice)
+{{#tree:id=nl_voice|openlevels=0|root=Voice|
-{|border="1" cellpadding="5"
+== UNL ==
-!LANGUAGE
+To be represented by attributes:
-== PASSIVE VOICE ==
+;@active is the default voice and may be omitted
-The subject is the patient, target or undergoer of the action.
+:He built this house in 1895. build (or build.@active)
- @passive
+=== Examples ===
+*@active: He built this house in 1895
-{|border="1" cellpadding="5"
+*@passive: This house was built in 1895.
-!LANGUAGE
+*@reflexive: He killed himself.
-!ORIGINAL
+*@reciprocal: They killed each other.

imported>Admin at 10:30, 4 December 2009

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	To be represented by attributes ~~according to the following:~~		To be represented by the attributes @passive, @reflexive or @reciprocal.

	== ACTIVE VOICE ==		== ACTIVE VOICE ==
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	Not to be represented in UNL (default voice)		Not to be represented in UNL (default voice)

	~~=== Examples ===~~

	{\|border="1" cellpadding="5"		{\|border="1" cellpadding="5"
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	\|manger		\|manger
	\|}		\|}


	== PASSIVE VOICE ==		== PASSIVE VOICE ==
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	@passive		@passive

	~~=== Examples ===~~

	{\|border="1" cellpadding="5"		{\|border="1" cellpadding="5"
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	\|manger.@passive		\|manger.@passive
	\|}		\|}


	== MIDDLE VOICE ==		== MIDDLE VOICE ==

imported>Admin at 10:29, 4 December 2009

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To be represented by attributes according to the following:

== ACTIVE VOICE ==
The subject is the agent or actor of the verb.

Not to be represented in UNL (default voice)

=== Examples ===

{|border="1" cellpadding="5"
!LANGUAGE
!ORIGINAL
!UNL
|-
|EN
|He built this house in 1895.
|build.@past
|-
|FR
|Le chat mange la souris.
|manger
|}

== PASSIVE VOICE ==
The subject is the patient, target or undergoer of the action.

@passive

=== Examples ===

{|border="1" cellpadding="5"
!LANGUAGE
!ORIGINAL
!UNL
|-
|EN
|This house was built in 1895.
|build.@passive.@past
|-
|FR
|La souris est mangée par le chat.
|manger.@passive
|}

== MIDDLE VOICE ==
The subject and the object of the verb are the same.

@reflexive, or
@reciprocal

{|border="1" cellpadding="5"
!LANGUAGE
!ORIGINAL
!UNL
|-
|EN
|He killed himself.
|kill.@past.@reflexive
|-
|EN
|They killed each other.
|kill.@past.@reciprocal
|-
|FR
|Il s'est regardé dans la glace.
|regarder.@past.@reflexive
|-
|FR
|Pierre et Paul se sont regardés dans la glace.
|regarder.@past.@reciprocal
|}