2 Responses to “Passive Constructions”

1. Miseok Kang Says:
   May 16th, 2011 at 2:48 am

   I believe there are some typos in your chapter titled “Passive construction”, ID107 in WALS. (i) In example (1), I think the passive voice is indicated with -w-, not -a-. (ii) In the paragraph immediately below example (8) “earler” should be “earlier” in that context. (iii) The last line from below example (11) has “eriterial”. This should be “criteria”.

   Also, I’m interested in those languages have both anti-passive construction as well as passive construction. It was figured these languages are 12 in number when I combined the map ID108 and map ID107. To name all, West Greenlandic, Nez Perce, Comanche, Jakaltek, Tzutujil, Sanuma, Koyraboro, Krongo, Päri, Chamoro, Yukulta, Basque. I believe there could be more. Can I ask a brief comment about them?

2. Thomas Hart Chappell Says:
   May 27th, 2011 at 1:48 am

   “criterial”, not “eriterial”.

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