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Download full textMacken, Marlys A.; Barton, David – 1978
This paper reports on a longitudinal study of the acquisition of the voicing contrast in English word-initial stop consonants, as measured by voice onset time. Four monolingual children were recorded at two week intervals, beginning when the children were about 1;6. Data provided evidence for three general stages: (1) the child has no contrast;…
Descriptors: Child Language, Consonants, Descriptive Linguistics, Distinctive Features (Language)
