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Peer reviewedDemuth, Katherine – Journal of Child Language, 1990
Analysis of Sesotho-speaking children's spontaneous language showed that the acquisition of passives was closely linked to the fact that Sesotho subjects must be discourse topics. It is suggested that a detailed analysis of how passive constructions interact with other components of a given linguistic system is critical for developing coherent and…
Descriptors: Bantu Languages, Caregiver Speech, Child Language, Language Acquisition
