The division of labor hypothesis proposed by Nespor, Peña, and Mehler (2003) postulates
that consonants are more important than vowels in lexical processing (when learning and …

This pocket-sized alphabetical guide to phonology provides an introduction to the range of
phenomena studied in phonology and the main theoretical frameworks for engaging in …

Purpose This study provides a comprehensive examination of substitutions that occur at
Greenlee's 3rd stage of cluster development (M. Greenlee, 1974). At this stage of cluster …

This study examined the role of speech perception training in the correction of phonological
errors. Twenty-seven preschoolers with phonological impairment who …

Focus on phonological acquisition/edited by SJ Hannahs. Martha Young-Scholten. p. cm.—
(Language acquisition & language disorders: ISSN 0925-0123; v. 16) Includes …

The present study explores the issue of the use of phonetic specificity in the process of
learning new words at 20 months of age. The procedure used follows Nazzi and Gopnik …

An attempt to find answers to these questions has led to the study, over a period of three
years, of the ability of 140 pre-school children to articulate consonant sounds in words. The …

Previous research has rarely compared the contributions of different underlying abilities to
phonological acquisition. In this study, the auditory-visual speech perception, oro-motor and …

Over the past three decades, phonological theory has advanced in many areas, but it has
changed little in its foundational assumptions about how computational processes can serve …

Perceptual attunement to native speech begins early in life, becoming the foundation for
efficient native word recognition, yet simultaneously constraining perception of non-native …