Optimality Theory, Phonological Acquisition and Disorders - Daniel A. Dinnsen
10 Syllable onsets in developmental perception and production
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.
Holly L. Storkel
Michele L. Morrisette
Description
This chapter addresses longstanding questions about children’s knowledge of phonological structure and how this structure is used to acquire the productive phonology. The primary focus of the chapter are the onsets of syllables, in evaluation of three levels of internal structure.