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Download full textDemuth, Katherine – 1984
A description of the pragmatic functions of word order in the Bantu language, Sesotho, and of how children begin to produce them illustrates the developmental trends characterizing Sesotho-speaking children's learning of different word orders. It supports findings from previous language acquisition studies that have indicated that children tend…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Bantu Languages, Child Language
