The English passive voice has always been a focus of linguists' research. The richness reflected in the passive voice structure itself embodies people's different conceptualization ways of observing events. This paper classifies the English passive voice structures based on the ICM and EICM theories proposed by Croft, and analyzes the process of cognitive subjects' interpretation of the passive voice under the theoretical framework of Langacker's cognitive grammar, using literature analysis and qualitative analysis methods. The aim is to enrich the cognitive perspective of English passive voice research, help English teachers improve the teaching effect of passive voice, assist language users in understanding the conceptual essence contained in the passive voice, and thus correctly comprehend the semantics of English passive structures.

Luyao Cheng. The Study on EICM of English Passive Structures of Construal Process of Cognitive Subject. Frontiers in Educational Research (2024) Vol. 7, Issue 7: 129-135. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2024.070719.

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