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Title
The mediopassive in Present Day English.
Abstract
Chapter 5 of the book "English Mediopassive Constructions: A Cognitive, Corpus-Based Study of their Origin, Spread and Current Status" is presented. It explores the use of mediopassive constructions in present day English by analyzing empirical data from different sources. It also discusses the variation between the mediopassive use of verbs and related constructions, focusing on the relation between prototype theory and discourse frequency.