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parentese

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par·ent·ese  (pârn-tz, -ts, pr-)
n.
Child-directed speech. See Usage Note at child-directed speech.


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Hoewel dit uiteraard vir 'n professionele gehoor geskryf is, het ek die styl egter onnodig dig en ontoeganklik gevind, veral vanwee die lang sinne, oormatige gebruik van hakies en parentese, maar ook omdat die skrywer m.
Dit verduidelik die parentese "legendaries is hy" in die Afrikaanse vertaling; 'n luislang met talle koppe is 'n legendariese wese in Afrika-volksverhale (vergelyk die volksverhale opgeteken deur Amedja, 2005 en Nyembezi 1981: 47-51).
So parents can catch babies' attention with parentese, she concluded, but are the actual sounds important?
 
 
 
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