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Acquisition of Negation Forms in Typical Children Speaking Malayalam

Author(s) Ms. Stephy K Yohannan, Dr. Satish Kumaraswamy
Country India
Abstract Negation is an important morpho-syntactic feature that enables children to express denial, rejection, and non-existence, playing a key role in language development. The present study aimed to examine the acquisition of negation forms in typically developing Malayalam-speaking children aged 4–7 years. A total of 60 children were divided into three age groups (4–4.11, 5–5.11, and 6–6.11 years), with 20 participants in each group. Negation forms were elicited using picture description and sentence completion tasks, and responses were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed for accuracy. Data were summarized using mean and standard deviation. Comparisons between groups were performed using independent samples t-tests and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), followed by Bonferroni post hoc analysis for multiple comparisons. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS version 23, with a p-value of less than .05 considered statistically significant. The results revealed a significant improvement in the use of negation forms with increasing age (p < .001), indicating a clear developmental progression. Younger children showed greater difficulty, particularly in sentence completion tasks, while older children demonstrated more accurate and consistent use of negation forms. Simple negation forms such as illa and alla were acquired earlier, whereas more complex forms, including conditional and double negation, emerged at later stages. These findings highlight the gradual development of negation skills and provide important normative data for clinical assessment and intervention in Malayalam-speaking children.
Keywords negation forms, Malayalam-speaking children, morpho-syntax, language acquisition, typical development
Published In Volume 7, Issue 3, May-June 2026
Published On 2026-05-18
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