The Acquisition of Voicing Contrast in Thai: A Study of Voice Onset Time in Word-Initial Stop Consonants.

Gandour, Jack; And Others

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Publication Date: 1986

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The Acquisition of Voicing Contrast in Thai: A Study of Voice Onset Time in Word-Initial Stop Consonants.

Gandour, Jack; And Others

Journal of Child Language, v13 n3 p561-72 Oct 1986

Measurement of voice onset time productions associated with three bilabial, three alveolar, and two velar stops in 3- to 7-year-olds and adults indicated that, by five years of age, children have acquired all voicing contrasts; however, not all sounds are produced in an adult-like manner. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Articulation (Speech), Children, Consonants, Language Acquisition, Language Proficiency, Phonology, Speech Skills, Thai, Uncommonly Taught Languages

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Language: English

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