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This study proposes that the genericity of English middle constructions comes from the speaker's indirect judgement about implicit comparisons of the inherent properties of subjects to function as causers. It is widely agreed that middles typically involve an implicit agent argument, which is interpreted as arbitrary in reference and usually appear in the present tense with a generic reading. Despite the general tendency of middles to favor the present tense, some middles do appear in the past tense and with progressive aspect. This study aims to show that only if we suppose the genericity of English middle constructions comes from the speaker's indirect judgement about implicit comparisons of the inherent properties of subjects to function as causes, the generic reading from English middles can be explained not only in the present tense but also in the past tense, progressive aspect, and future tense.

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1. 서론
 2. 총칭성에 관한 선행 연구들
  2.1. 함축된 임의적 행위자에 근거한 분석
  2.2. 사건에 근거한 분석
  2.3. Iwata(1999) 분석
 3. 중간문의 총칭성
  3.1. 총칭문의 총칭적 의미
  3.2. 사역주인 주어의 내재적 속성의 비교에 의한 총칭성
 4. 결론
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• 이정미 [ Chung-Mi Lee | 신라대 ]

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