Unusual Productions in Phonology: Universals and Language-Specific Considerations (Language and Speech Disorders) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138809802 ISBN 13: 9781138809802

Publisher: Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

The universalist view that acquisition of phonology is guided by universal principles has been the dominant position for decades. More recently, an alternative view has brought into focus the relationship between developmental markedness and language-specific input frequencies. With entirely original chapters on non-ambient-like productions by typically and atypically developing children, and second language learners, Unusual Productions in Phonology delves deeply into these competing explanations to show that patterns observed do not uniquely lend themselves to one or the other explanations. Rather, they point towards the need for both universal markedness and statistical input considerations in any attempted explanation.

Containing contributions from leading researchers from around the world, this impressive collection is a must-have resource for any researcher, practitioner, or advanced student specializing in phonology, cognitive psychology, applied linguistics, and communication disorders.

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About the Author

Mehmet Yavaş is a Professor of Linguistics at Florida International University. He has published numerous articles on applied phonology and is the principal author of Avaliação Fonologica da Criança (1990), a phonological assessment procedure for Brazilian Portuguese. His other publications include Phonological Disorders in Children (1991), First and Second Language Phonology (1994), Phonology: Development and Disorders (1998), and Applied English Phonology (3rd edition forthcoming).

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138809802
• ISBN 13: 9781138809802
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 278
• Editor: Yavas Mehmet