Passives, middles, and other voice phenomena are issues at the core of modern linguistic research. This volume brings together different perspectives on voice d

This book, a tribute to Angela Downing, consists of twenty papers taking a broadly functional perspective on language, with topics ranging from the general (gra

Analyzing Syntax: A Lexical-Functional Approach is a comprehensive and accessible 2004 textbook on syntactic analysis, designed for students of linguistics at a

The approach to language and grammar that motivates this book is unabashedly functional; grammar is not just a system of empty rules, it is a means to an end, a

Salience refers to the prominence of information; salient items pop out and capture attention. This volume addresses the role of salience in discourse. It illus