8. Passive Formation in Turkic
Abstract
This chapter presents an overview of passive constructions in Turkic languages, with a focus on Azeri as a representative of the Oghuz branch. It examines diachronic developments in passive morphology, including the use of suffixes (-n, -Xn, -l, -Xl) and their interaction with transitivity. The chapter studies passive formations from transitive and intransitive verbs and complex predicates (also known as light verb constructions) as well as agent complements. It points to contact with Persian in the alternations that occur in complex predicates and in the higher registers of Azeri found in ‘educated speech’.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Linguistics and Cultural Studies
Syntax
Semantics
Linguistic Variation
Linguistics and language evolution
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Cambridge semitic languages and cultures
- Pages
- 335–358
- Publication date
- 7 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter