<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>If synonymy implies both a degree of similarity as well as difference between synonymous terms, the present paper will give a brief account of the similarities and differences between the meanings of active and passive voice corresponding constructions in both English and Romanian with a view to highlight the contrast as well as the similarity between language systems.</p></abstract>

If synonymy implies both a degree of similarity as well as difference between synonymous terms, the present paper will give a brief account of the similarities and differences between the meanings of active and passive voice corresponding constructions in both English and Romanian with a view to highlight the contrast as well as the similarity between language systems.

Considerations upon Grammatical Synonymy with Passive Voice Structures in English and Romanian

Romanian Journal of English Studies

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If synonymy implies both a degree of similarity as well as difference between synonymous terms, the present paper will give a brief account of the similarities...

Considerations upon Grammatical Synonymy with Passive Voice Structures in English and Romanian

Publié en ligne: 18 janv. 2019

Pages: 72 - 81

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2018-0011

Mots clés
causative, contrast, passive structures, similarity, synonymy

© 2019 Anca Florina Lipan, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Considerations upon Grammatical Synonymy with Passive Voice Structures in English and Romanian

Publié en ligne: 18 janv. 2019

Pages: 72 - 81

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2018-0011

Mots cléscausative, contrast, passive structures, similarity, synonymy

© 2019 Anca Florina Lipan, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
causative, contrast, passive structures, similarity, synonymy