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Download full textPye, Clifton; Poz, Pedro Quixtan – 1988
A study examined use of passive and antipassive constructions in the spontaneous utterances and picture comprehension responses of young speakers of Quiche Mayan, aged 1-5. This usage was compared with use of similar constructions in English-speaking children. Quiche-speakers' usage was found to be precocious in comparison with English-speakers'…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics
