Optimality Theory, Phonological Acquisition and Disorders - Daniel A. Dinnsen

Optimality Theory, Phonological Acquisition and Disorders - Daniel A. Dinnsen

13 A typological evaluation of the split-margin approach to syllable structure in phonological acquisition

Optimality Theory, Phonological Acquisition and Disorders - Daniel A. Dinnsen

Jessica A. Barlow [+-]
San Diego State University
Jessica Barlow is Professor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at San Diego State University in California, USA. Her research focuses on phonological acquisition, phonological theory and phonological disorders, with an emphasis on English, Spanish and Spanish-English bilingualism. Most recently she has been focusing on morphophonology in acquisition. Her research has been published in such journals as Bilingualism: Language & Cognition; Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics; Frontiers in Psychology; Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research; Language Acquisition; and Lingua. She is co-editor, with Ashley Farris-Trimble, of Perspectives on phonological theory and acquisition: In honor of Daniel A. Dinnsen (2014).
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.

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This chapter evaluates the typological predictions of the split-margin approach to syllable structure, an elaboration of the Margin Hierarchy which distinguishes different sonority preferences of subsyllabic structure.

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Barlow, Jessica A.; Gierut, Judith A.. 13 A typological evaluation of the split-margin approach to syllable structure in phonological acquisition. Optimality Theory, Phonological Acquisition and Disorders. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 407-426 Mar 2008. ISBN 9781845531218. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=21493. Date accessed: 21 Nov 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.21493. Mar 2008

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