Prosodic Markers of Syntactic Boundaries in the Speech of 4-Year-Old Children with Normal and Disordered Language Development.

Snow, David

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ERIC Number: EJ573595

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Prosodic Markers of Syntactic Boundaries in the Speech of 4-Year-Old Children with Normal and Disordered Language Development.

Snow, David

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, v41 n5 p1158-70 Oct 1998

This study examined falling tone and final syllable lengthening in the spontaneous speech of 10 4-year-old children with specific language impairment (SLI). The falling tone was observed in 9 of the 10 SLI children, despite deficits in segmental phonology, morphosyntax, and mean length of utterance, suggesting a possible dissociation between prosodic and morphosyntactic development. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Child Development, Intonation, Language Acquisition, Language Impairments, Morphophonemics, Phonology, Suprasegmentals, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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