Abstract
English-speaking children have acquired phrase-final lengthening by the age of 2, but other aspects of prosodic organization appear to be later acquired. This study investigated 2-year-olds’ prosodic organization of function words in an elicited imitation task. In particular, we wanted to know if children would prosodify pronouns 1) as part of a trochaic foot with the preceding word, or 2) as a separate prosodic word. The results showed that the function word was produced as an independent prosodic unit, in contrast to the adult model being imitated. Implications for a developmental model of speech planning and production are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 17th international congress of phonetic sciences ICPhS XVII |
| Editors | Wai-Sum Lee |
| Place of Publication | Hong Kong |
| Publisher | City University |
| Pages | 2248-2251 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789624423419 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
| Event | International Conference on Phonetic Sciences (17th : 2011) - Hong Kong Duration: 17 Aug 2011 → 21 Aug 2011 |
Conference
| Conference | International Conference on Phonetic Sciences (17th : 2011) |
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| City | Hong Kong |
| Period | 17/08/11 → 21/08/11 |
Keywords
- prosodic structure
- speech planning
- language acquisition