GET_PASSIVE GET-passive

Bohmann 33

Definition

Passive formed with get instead of be

Detection Rules

bohmann_2019

cql[word="get|gets|got|getting"] [pos="VBN"]

Requires: word, pos

Normalization

Per words

Sources

  • bohmann_2019 — Bohmann, Axel (2019) : Variation in English Worldwide: Varieties and Genres in a Quantitative Perspective
  • leech_2009 — Leech, Geoffrey; Hundt, Marianne; Mair, Christian; Smith, Nicholas (2009) : Change in Contemporary English — A Grammatical Study

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