The Use of the Passive Voice Constructions in Business German in Contrast to Business Czech

Pasivum v hospodářské němčině kontrastivně

Věra Höppnerová

Acta Oeconomica Pragensia, 2014, vol. 2014, issue 3, 77-93

Abstract: Passive constructions are a typical morphological feature of business German. At the same time, this phenomenon is significantly affected by interlingual interference. Its occurrence is frequent even in the Czech language of economics but in fact also other, corresponding means of expression may be used in Czech: active constructions, reflexive passive voice, or modal expressions. This paper looks into the occurrence of different tenses in the passive voice; examines using agents in both the languages; shows the reasons for preferring passive constructions in German and for using various equivalents of these in Czech. Finally, attention is paid to continuous and state passive verb forms in German and to difficulties in choosing correct Czech equivalents.

Keywords: passive constructions; business German; Czech equivalents; interlingual interference (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Z19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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