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Perspectives on Phonological Theory and Development
In honor of Daniel A. Dinnsen
Any theory of phonology must be able to account for the acquisition and development of a phonological system, and studying acquisition often leads to reciprocal advances in the theory. This volume explores the link between phonological theory and linguistic development from a variety of angles, including phonological representation, individual differences, and cross-linguistic approaches. Chapters touch on the full spectrum of phonological development, from childhood to adult second-language learning, and from developing dialects to language death. Contributors are leading researchers in the fields of linguistics, speech pathology, and cognitive psychology. A tribute to Daniel A. Dinnsen, the papers in this volume complement his research career by highlighting significant contributions of acquisition research to the development of phonological theory.
[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 56] 2014. viii, 256 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 11 April 2014
Published online on 11 April 2014
© John Benjamins
Table of Contents
- Foreword and tabula gratulatoria | pp. vii–viii
- IntroductionSteven B. Chin | pp. 1–8
- Section 1. Representations and contrast: What does the learner know?
- Prosodic Licensing and the development of phonological and morphological representationsKatherine Demuth | pp. 11–24
- Covert contrast in the acquisition of second language phonologyFred Eckman, Gregory Iverson and Jae Yung Song | pp. 25–48
- Section 2. Sources of individual differences in phonological acquisition
- Sibling rivalry: Comparing phonological similarity between twin and non-twin siblingsDavid Ingram and Virginia L. Dubasik | pp. 53–70
- Abstracting phonological generalizations: Evidence from children with disordersJudith A. Gierut, Michele L. Morrisette and Caitlin J. Younger | pp. 71–90
- Rapid phonological coding and working memory dynamics in children with cochlear implants: Cognitive foundations of spoken language processingDavid B. Pisoni | pp. 91–112
- Section 3. Cross-linguistic approaches to phonological acquisition
- What guides children’s acquisition of #sC clusters? A cross-linguistic accountMehmet Yavaş | pp. 115–132
- The role of phonological context in children’s overt marking of ‘-s’ in two dialects of American EnglishJessica A. Barlow and Sonja Pruitt-Lord | pp. 133–154
- German settlement varieties in Kansas: Some unusual phonological and morphological developments with the approach of language deathWilliam D. Keel | pp. 155–172
- Section 4. Theoretical advances in the field: Constraint-based approaches
- The role of onsets in primary and secondary stress patternsLaura W. McGarrity | pp. 175–198
- A faithfulness conspiracy: The selection of unfaithful mappings in Amahl’s grammarAshley W. Farris-Trimble | pp. 199–222
- Superadditivity and limitations on syllable complexity in Bambara wordsChristopher R. Green and Stuart Davis | pp. 223–248
- Author index | pp. 249–252
- Subject index | pp. 253–256
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