Routledge Dictionary of Language and Linguistics
Passive voice distinct from the actional passive in some languages (e.g. German, Russian), which indicates a state resulting from an action rather than the action itself, cf.
Ger. Die Polizei wird gewarnt ‘The police are being warned’ with the focus on the action vs Die Polizei’ist gewarnt The police are warned’ (i.e. ‘have been warned’), with the focus on the state.
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