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Phonological development of two-year-old monolingual Puerto Rican Spanish-speaking children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2009

Raquel Anderson  and
Bruce L. Smith
Raquel Anderson*
Affiliation:
Northwestern University
Bruce L. Smith
Affiliation:
Northwestern University
*
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern University, 2299 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60201, USA.
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Abstract

Phonetic and phonological analyses were performed on spontaneous speech samples of six 2–year–old monolingual Puerto Rican Spanish-learning children. The analyses showed a number of patterns of sound usage similar to those found in English-learning children of the same age, as well as children from other linguistic backgrounds. These findings add support to the claim that certain universal patterns exist in phonological development. However, a number of patterns were also observed which seemed to be accounted for by the target language being acquired. Similarities and differences among the individual children are also discussed.

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Journal of Child Language , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , February 1987 , pp. 57 - 78
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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