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Pablo E. Requena; Carla Contemori – First Language, 2025
Cross-linguistic research has shown that object which-questions are the hardest types of wh-questions for children to comprehend and are acquired late. The present study asks when Spanish Differential Object Marking (DOM), an early cue to object marking, is actively used to successfully comprehend object which-questions in Spanish-speaking…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Adults, Spanish
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Sakine Çabuk-Balli; Aylin C Küntay; Paul Widmer; Sabine Stoll – First Language, 2025
The acquisition of negation is a key milestone in early language development that enables children to express rejection, non-existence, and deny propositions. In this study, we ask whether the development of the functions of negation follows a universal trajectory or varies based on language-specific features and environmental input. We…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Child Language, Language Acquisition, Form Classes (Languages)