Mott, Brian Leonard2021-06-022021-06-0220091224-3086https://hdl.handle.net/2445/177940The paper discusses the increasing number of originally transitive verbs used as middles in Modern English (The shirt irons well), and attempts to categorize them and suggest reasons for their recent spread. Observations will also be made on their equivalents in other languages, e.g. Spanish, which may use the reflexive passive (or other constructions) to convey the nuances of English middles. Key words: English grammar, middle voice, ergatives, passivization, reflexivization.12 p.application/pdfengcc-by-nc-nd (c) British and American Studies, 2009https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/GramàticaVerbsAnglèsGrammarVerbsEnglish languageinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article5698302021-06-02info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess