Turkish

In Turkish, kids use SOV word order and case markers.

  • Candan, A., Küntay, A., Yeh, Y., Cheung, H., Wagner, L., & Naigles, L. (2012) Age and language effects in children’s processing of word order. Cognitive Development 27, 205-221.*
  • Göksun, T., Küntay, A., & Naigles, L. (2008) Turkish children use morphosyntax in extending verb meaning. Journal of Child Language 35, 291-323.

* This research was funded by the National Institute of Health- Child Health and Human Development and Koç University