Developmental Sequences of Negation and Questions

At stage 3, L2 learners of English seem to form questions by putting something as the first word of the question. How do we call this stage?

At what stage do L2 learners of English use inversion in wh-questions with copula and other auxiliaries with yes/no questions?

• stage 3

• stage 4

• stage 5

• stage 6

At what stage do L2 learners of English use declarative word order with rising intonation to form questions?

• Stage 1

• Stage 2

• Stage 3

• Stage 4

At what stage do L2 learners of English start to use inversion in wh-questions with both an auxiliary and a main verb?

• stage 3

• stage 4

• stage 5

• stage 6

Is the acquisition of negative sentences by L2 learners of English similar to the stages for L1 acquisition?

• Yes.

• No.