Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ399071
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Unusual Phonological Behavior and the Avoidance of Homonymy in Children.
Leonard, Laurence B.; And Others
Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, v32 n3 p583-90 Sep 1989
The study found that 8 language-impaired 3-year-old children were less likely than 10 normally developing children to apply unusual sound changes to words with the potential for homonymy, suggesting they are limited in their ability to capitalize on the phonetic regularities of language. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Language Handicaps, Phonetics, Phonology, Semantics, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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