[b-greek] Re: The New approach to Middle/Passive Verbs

From: Harry W. Jones (hjbluebird@aol.com)
Date: Thu Nov 22 2001 - 05:51:37 EST


Carl,

It looks like to me that you are wanting to 'reengineer' the complete
terminology
on Voice and Deponents. For example, the Voice classifications Active,
Middle and Passive would be changed to Forms of Active, Middle,
Middle/Passive and Passive. By doing this you can completely eliminate
Voice and Deponent terminology. For example, Deponents would be called not
Deponents but Normal Middle(NM) or Normal Passive(NP) verb forms. And a
particular verb might be said to have a M/P form and functioning
transitively in a particular context. Or a verb might have a Middle form
and be functioning intransitively in a reflexive mode in a particular
context. That is, it's not taking a direct object and the action is
directed toward an implicit subject. A normal mode would indicate that
it's taking an external subject. This scheme would involve four Forms,
Active, Middle, Middle/Passive and Passive. It would involve probably at
least three functions, Transitive, Intransitive and Nonfinite. And with
three modes for the Intransitive function of Normal, Reflexive and
Reciprocal.

The New Way

FOUR FORMS OF VERBS

Active(A)

Middle(M)

Middle/Passive(M/P)

Passive(P)

THREE FUNCTIONS OF FORMS

Transitive

Intransitive

Nonfinite

Three Modes

Normal

Reflexive

Reciprocal

But Ward Powers wants to stay with the old way of doing things by
classifying things that don't seem to want to fit in the old way as,
'Exceptions'.

Of course, in your way Carl there wouldn't be any exceptions.

Do you think I have the right picture of your approach now, Carl?

Best Regards,
Harry Jones

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