Early production of the passive in two Eastern Bantu languages

The passive construction is acquired relatively late by children learning to speak many languages, with verbal passives not fully acquired until age 6 in English. In other languages it appears earlier, around age 3 or before. Use of passive construction in young children was examined in two Eastern...

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Main Authors: Alcock, K, Rimba, K, Newton, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012