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• Voice (in grammar)
  ...elation]]s. The prototypical categories are [[active voice]] and [[passive voice]], but a few others have been added more recently. *[[active voice]]
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• Middle voice
  In syntax, the term '''middle voice''' is sometimes used for a kind of [[voice]] or valency-changing derivation that intransitivizes the base verb and has ...ree voices are distinguished: [[active voice]], middle voice and [[passive voice]].
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• Deponent (classical languages)
  ...'''deponent''' is a verb with middle or passive inflection, but ordinary ("active") meaning. ...idea being that deponents have laid aside their passive meaning, or their active forms.
  689 bytes (94 words) - 18:02, 28 June 2014
• Valency-changing operation
  ...] formation, the internal argument of [[transitive verb]]s in the [[active voice]] gets externalized, while the external argument becomes an (optional) [[ad
  698 bytes (91 words) - 08:56, 30 August 2014
• Recipient passive
  From the active sentence ''Das Kind brachte der Mutter das Geschenk'' 'The child brought th [[Category:Voice]]
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• Kaili (en)
  ...gories of mood and voice, which are conjoined by fused affixes. Apart from voice in the stricter sense there are many other valency-related functions, e.g. ...more suitable if one follows HIMMELMANN’s (2002) definitions of focus and voice.
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