Optimality Theory, Phonological Acquisition and Disorders - Daniel A. Dinnsen
3 Fundamentals of experimental design and treatment
Optimality Theory, Phonological Acquisition and Disorders - Daniel A. Dinnsen
Judith A. Gierut [+]
Indiana University
Judith A. Gierut is Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences and Cognitive Science and Adjunct Professor of Linguistics at Indiana University, Bloomington. She is the Principal Investigator and Director of the Learnability Project, funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Description
Single-subject experimental designs offer a unique framework from which to test the basic premises and predictions of linguistic theory. As applied to phonological development, this set of designs capitalizes on the heterogeneity that is characteristic of development, while aiming to extract patterns of learning that are common across children.