APS

29th APS Annual Convention · 2017

Passive Voice in Children's Literature

Boston, MA · May 2017

Poster Session · Developmental

  • Ruth Caputo
    Boston University
  • Sudha Arunachalam
    Boston University

Abstract

This poster corroborates research that passive voice is used infrequently in child directed speech, and adds evidence that passive voice is also infrequent in children's books, despite that passive voice is considered literary language. This supports lack of exposure as a viable explanation for the late acquisition of passive voice.

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