The Preference for Modal + Neg: An L2 Perspective Applied to Swedish L1 Children.

Hakansson, Gisela; Collberg, Sheila Dooley

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ERIC Number: EJ489607

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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The Preference for Modal + Neg: An L2 Perspective Applied to Swedish L1 Children.

Hakansson, Gisela; Collberg, Sheila Dooley

Second Language Research, v10 n2 p95-124 Jun 1994

It is argued that the correct placement of sentential negation with respect to model auxiliaries in Swedish is an example of delayed acquisition resulting from a parametric preference in Universal Grammar. A syntactic analysis is proposed for four recognized stages in the acquisition of negative word order in Swedish. (Contains 41 references.) (Author/LB)

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grammar, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Language Universals, Negative Forms (Language), Second Language Learning, Sentence Structure, Swedish, Toddlers, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Word Order

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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