Negation stages
The developmental progression in how children express negation, typically moving from simple negation at sentence boundaries to more sophisticated negation patterns.
Real World
A child recorded in Klima and Bellugi's (1966) research said 'no the sun shining' at Stage 1, then progressed over months to 'he not going' and finally the adult-like 'he isn't going' — a sequence seen consistently across children.
Exam Focus
Sequence the three negation stages in order with an example utterance for each; structured staging answers score highly on 'explain' questions.
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