2. Passive Voice in Ṭuroyo
Abstract
This chapter investigates the passive voice in Ṭuroyo, a Neo-Aramaic language spoken in Ṭurabdin (Turkey) and its diaspora communities in Europe. It focuses on derived detransitive stems (or T-stems), which express passive, anticausative, autocausative, and facilitative semantics. The study provides a synchronic analysis of the passive constructions in Ṭuroyo, their pragmatic functions, and their interaction with tense, aspect, agreement, and genre. The diachronic development of these stems and the possible influence of language contact, particularly with Arabic and Kurdish, are also examined.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Language
Linguistics
Cultural Analysis
Linguistic Variation and Morphology
Syntax
Semantics
Linguistic Variation
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Cambridge semitic languages and cultures
- Pages
- 109–148
- Publication date
- 7 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter