The Negative Structures Acquired by Lithuanian Children in Early Childhood
The Negative Structures Acquired by Lithuanian Children in Early Childhood
Author(s): Birutė KazlauskienėSubject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Lexis, Language acquisition, Psycholinguistics, Sociolinguistics, Evaluation research
Published by: Kauno Technologijos Universitetas
Keywords: Lithuanian children; Childhood; Negative structures;
Summary/Abstract: This paper is a study in the domains of developmental psycholinguistics and lexical competence of Lithuanian children as first language learners. In the research that follows the author has attempted to see whether and how the negative structures develop and mature in very young children as they learn their native language as well as to set up rules for changes in each stage. The data were processed by means of the generative, conversational and comparative methods of analysis.
Journal: Kalbų Studijos
- Issue Year: 2003
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 22-31
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English