Publication: The road to negation: A comparative study of five typologically and culturally diverse languages
The road to negation: A comparative study of five typologically and culturally diverse languages
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Çabuk-Ballı, S., Küntay, A. C., Widmer, P., & Stoll, S. (2025). The road to negation: A comparative study of five typologically and culturally diverse languages. First Language, 45, 596–621. https://doi.org/10.1177/01427237251336806
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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 investigate the acquisition of negative functions in 10 children (age = 2;00-3;00) across five typologically maximally diverse languages: Chintang (Sino-Tibetan), English (Indo-European), Indonesian (A
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- Çabuk-Ballı, Sakine
- Küntay, Aylin C
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Çabuk-Ballı, S., Küntay, A. C., Widmer, P., & Stoll, S. (2025). The road to negation: A comparative study of five typologically and culturally diverse languages. First Language, 45, 596–621. https://doi.org/10.1177/01427237251336806
