On the Causes of Passives in English, Korean and Chinese from a Corpus-Based Approach
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This study examines the factors of passive voice in Korean, English, and Chinese from authentic data through the use of a corpus. The corpora used in this study are NIKLC for Korean, BNC for English, and ECPC for Chinese. The result shows that in English, topicality is the highest factor, connectedness is the second factor, and circumstances dependency is the third factor. In Korean, topicality is the highest factor, circumstances dependency is the second factor and connectedness is the third factor. In Chinese, affectedness is the highest factor, connectedness is the second factor, and topicality is the third factor. Agent omission phenomenon is a common characteristic in the three languages. Circumstances dependency, which is characteristic of Korean passive, is the lowest in English. Though the corpora used in this study may not be completely perfect in their content, this research has its value in the fact that it tries to compare the three languages through the use of a corpus.
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This study examines the factors of passive voice in Korean, English, and Chinese from authentic data through the use of a corpus. The corpora used in this study are NIKLC for Korean, BNC for English, and ECPC for Chinese. The result shows that in English, topicality is the highest factor, connectedness is the second factor, and circumstances dependency is the third factor. In Korean, topicality is the highest factor, circumstances dependency is the second factor and connectedness is the third factor. In Chinese, affectedness is the highest factor, connectedness is the second factor, and topicality is the third factor. Agent omission phenomenon is a common characteristic in the three languages. Circumstances dependency, which is characteristic of Korean passive, is the lowest in English. Though the corpora used in this study may not be completely perfect in their content, this research has its value in the fact that it tries to compare the three languages through the use of a corpus.
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