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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)