20230331 Developmental Sequences of Negation and Questions

What is the developmental stage of this negative expression? "I don't can sing."

• Stage 1

• Stage 2

• Stage 3

• Stage 4

What is the developmental stage of this question? Question: Is the picture has two planets on top?

• Stage 2

• Stage 3

• Stage 4

• Stage 5

At what developmental stage can L2 learners of English start to use inversion in wh-questions with copula and other auxiliaries?

• Stage 3

• Stage 4

• Stage 5

• Stage 6

At what developmental stage of questions can L2 learners of English form a question like "Do you know what time he can pick me up?"

• Stage 3

• Stage 4

• Stage 5

• Stage 6

Italian- or Spanish-speaking learners of English use Stage 1 negation longer than other English learners from other countries because of the similarity to a pattern from their L1. We call this interlanguage pattern 'L1 ___'.