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Acquisition of Codas in Spanish as a First Language: The Role of Accuracy, Markedness and Frequency
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Polo, Nuria – First Language, 2018
Studies on the acquisition of Spanish as a first language do not agree on the patterns and factors relevant for coda development. In order to shed light on the questions involved, a longitudinal study of coda development in Northern European Spanish was carried out to explore the relationship between accuracy, markedness and frequency. The study…
Descriptors: Spanish, Native Language, Language Acquisition, Syllables
The Effect of Hearing Impairment on the Production of Prominences: The Case of French-Speaking School-Aged Children Using Cochlear Implants and Children with Normal Hearing
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Grandon, Bénédicte; Vilain, Anne; Gillis, Steven – First Language, 2019
This study explores the use of F0, intensity and duration in the production of two types of prominences in French: primary accent with duration as the main acoustic cue, and secondary accent with F0 and intensity as acoustic cues. These parameters were studied in 13 children using a cochlear implant (CI) and 17 children with a normal hearing (NH),…
Descriptors: Native Language, Language Acquisition, French, Pronunciation