Phonological considerations in children's early imitative and spontaneous speech |
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Authors: | Laurence B. Leonard Marc E. Fey Marilyn Newhoff |
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Affiliation: | (1) Audiology and Speech Sciences, Purdue University, 49707 West Lafayette, Indiana;(2) San Diego State University, 92110 San Diego, California |
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Abstract: | The relationship between the phonological characteristics of young children's unsolicited imitative and spontaneous speech was examined as a function of (1) the level of the children's linguistics development, and (2) the children's knowledge of the words imitated. A greater number of phonological discrepancies were seen in children with lexicons of fewer than 40 words than in children with larger lexical repertories. Such discrepancies were also more likely when the children displayed little comprehension of the words they were imitating. This tendency was particularly strong in the children with limited lexicons. The results are discussed in terms of a developmental shift in the bases of children's phonological organization. |
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