A comparative analysis of passive constructions in English, Afrikaans and isiXhosa : grammar and acquisition

Whilst literature on the acquisition of passive constructions by speakers of European languages abounds, there is a dearth of grammatical descriptions of passive constructions in (especially South) African languages that may serve as a basis for acquisition studies. Furthermore, the majority of stud...

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Published in:	Stellenbosch papers in linguistics Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 27 - 66
Main Author:	Perold Potgieter, Anneke
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Stellenbosch University of Stellenbosch 01.12.2017
Subjects:	Acquisition African languages Afrikaans Afrikaans language Bantu languages Bootstrap method Bootstrapping Clauses Comparative analysis Comparative linguistics Debates English English language European languages Germanic languages Infinitives IsiXhosa Language acquisition Languages Literary criticism Monolingualism Normative data Official languages Passive constructions Passive voice South African English Syntactic analysis Syntactic structures Xhosa language
ISSN:	1027-3417, 2223-9936, 2223-9936
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