The Development of Comprehension of Double Negation in Chinese Children.

Jou, Jerwen

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Publication Date: 1988

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The Development of Comprehension of Double Negation in Chinese Children.

Jou, Jerwen

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v45 n3 p457-71 Jun 1988

Tested the comprehension of children aged 4-12 of double negation in Chinese. Young children interpreted double negation as simple negation. Only the oldest children consistently interpreted double negatives as equivalent to affirmative sentences. (SKC)

Descriptors: Children, Chinese, Cognitive Development, Language Acquisition, Negative Forms (Language), Psycholinguistics, Psychological Studies, Syntax, Young Children

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Language: English

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