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The passive as an impersonalisation strategy in Afrikaans and Dutch: A corpus investigation

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The passive as an impersonalisation strategy in Afrikaans and Dutch: A corpus investigation. / Breed, Adri; Van Olmen, Daniel.
In: Dutch Crossing, Vol. 45, No. 2, 31.05.2021, p. 171-207.

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Breed, A & Van Olmen, D 2021, 'The passive as an impersonalisation strategy in Afrikaans and Dutch: A corpus investigation', Dutch Crossing, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 171-207. https://doi.org/10.1080/03096564.2021.1906598

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Breed, A., & Van Olmen, D. (2021). The passive as an impersonalisation strategy in Afrikaans and Dutch: A corpus investigation. Dutch Crossing, 45(2), 171-207. https://doi.org/10.1080/03096564.2021.1906598

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Breed A, Van Olmen D. The passive as an impersonalisation strategy in Afrikaans and Dutch: A corpus investigation. Dutch Crossing. 2021 May 31;45(2):171-207. Epub 2021 May 16. doi: 10.1080/03096564.2021.1906598

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Breed, Adri ; Van Olmen, Daniel. / The passive as an impersonalisation strategy in Afrikaans and Dutch : A corpus investigation. In: Dutch Crossing. 2021 ; Vol. 45, No. 2. pp. 171-207.

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