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The Facilitative Role of Adults in the Language Development of Afrikaans- and Sesotho-Speaking Preschool Children
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Messerschmidt, Johanna; Ramabenyane, Julia; Venter, Ricka; Vorster, Carna – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2008
Afrikaans and Sesotho are two of the 11 official languages of the Republic of South Africa. Data on the acquisition of these languages are scarce. It is interesting to compare the acquisition of the two languages because they are very different in grammatical structure. In addition, cultural differences may possibly be visible in the style of…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Preschool Children, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries