Methodological Questions in Studying Consonant Acquisition

Autor/inn/en	Edwards, Jan; Beckman, Mary E.
Titel	Methodological Questions in Studying Consonant Acquisition
Quelle	In: Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 22 (2008) 12, S.937-956 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0269-9206
Schlagwörter	Phonemes; Word Lists; Metric System; Language Acquisition; Toddlers; Phonology; Language Impairments; Language Research; English; Greek; Japanese; Sino Tibetan Languages; Phonetic Transcription; Articulation (Speech); Speech Tests; Acoustics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fonem; Wortliste; Metrischer Raum; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Infant; Infants; Toddler; Kleinkind; Fonologie; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung; Sprachforschung; English language; Englisch; Grieche; Griechisch; Japaner; Japanisch; Lautschrift; Sprechtest; Akustik
Abstract	Consonant mastery is one of the most widely used metrics of typical phonological acquisition and of phonological disorder. Two fundamental methodological questions concerning research on consonant acquisition are (1) how to elicit a representative sample of productions and (2) how to analyse this sample once it has been collected. This paper addresses these two questions by reviewing relevant aspects of experience in evaluating word-initial consonant accuracy from transcriptions of isolated-word productions elicited from 2- and 3-year-olds learning four different first languages representing a telling range of consonant systems (English, Cantonese, Greek, Japanese). It is suggested that both researchers and clinicians should consider a number of different item-related factors, such as phonotactic probability and word length, when constructing word lists to elicit consonant productions from young children. This study also proposes that transcription should be supplemented by acoustic analysis and the perceptual judgements of naive listeners. (Contains 4 figures.) (As Provided).
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