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Cameron-Faulkner, Thea; Lieven, Elena; Theakston, Anna – Journal of Child Language, 2007
The study investigates the development of English multiword negation, in particular the negation of zero marked verbs (e.g. "no sleep", "not see", "can't reach") from a usage-based perspective. The data was taken from a dense database consisting of the speech of an English-speaking child (Brian) aged 2;3-3;4 (MLU 2.05-3.1) and his mother. The…
Descriptors: Creativity, Mothers, Verbs, Language Usage