DOIAbstract
Active and passive can assume different functions in text and discourse. Active is the unmarked construction and generally represents an agent-oriented perspective; passive can be considered as the marked construction and is associated with an agent-averted perspective. Moreover, they serve different purposes of information structuring: active results in agent topicalization, passive in patient topicalization. Mainly because of its agent-avertedness passive is widespread in specific written text gen-res such as scientific texts and user manuals
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