The Acquisition of the Passive Voice.

Baldie, Brian J.

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Publication Date: 1976

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The Acquisition of the Passive Voice

Baldie, Brian J.

Journal of Child Language, 3, 3, 331-348, Oct 76

This study aimed to determine the average ages at which children imitate, produce and comprehend passive constructions. Previous findings that imitation precedes comprehension, which precedes production, are confirmed in this study for children aged 3-8. (CHK)

Descriptors: Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Learning Levels, Language Research, Psycholinguistics, Sentence Structure, Syntax, Verbal Development, Verbs

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