This paper reviews recent research on representation of events in human languages. We consider empirical evidence for event-structural analysis of language comprehension and production in spoken and signed languages, as well as possible biological bases for it. Finally, theoretical linguistic models, models of language processing, and cognitive architectures, which account for such event-struct...

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A previous study of passive constructions has suggested that these are much more frequent in Sesotho than in English spontaneous speech (Demuth, 1989). This has raised a number of questions regarding the possible effects of the input on the apparently earlier acquisition of passives in Sesotho. This paper explores the distribution of passives in Sesotho child-directed speech. It aims to provide...