Swedish grammar question
Hi all,
my question is for those who have done some research in Swedish grammar and/or the history of the Swedish language. My question is about the evolution of personal verbal passive voice forms (ending in -s) in Swedish. Why do they lack the personal ending -(e)r that is present in personal active voice forms? The passive voice marker is added to the verbal stem and not the active voice form (stem + personal ending).
Probably this is not an easy question to answer but there could be some linguistic studies/publications/articles dealing with this that you know of? Any suggestions are welcome.
my question is for those who have done some research in Swedish grammar and/or the history of the Swedish language. My question is about the evolution of personal verbal passive voice forms (ending in -s) in Swedish. Why do they lack the personal ending -(e)r that is present in personal active voice forms? The passive voice marker is added to the verbal stem and not the active voice form (stem + personal ending).
Probably this is not an easy question to answer but there could be some linguistic studies/publications/articles dealing with this that you know of? Any suggestions are welcome.