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Phonotactic probabilities in young children's speech production.

Tania S Zamuner1, LouAnn Gerken, Michael Hammond

  • 1University of Nijmegen, IWTS, The Netherlands. T.Zamuner@mpl.nl

Journal of Child Language
|December 23, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Two-year-olds more accurately produce coda consonants in words with high phonotactic probability. This suggests sound pattern distribution in language input influences early phonological acquisition.

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Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Linguistics
  • Speech Science

Background:

  • Phonotactic probability influences speech production and perception.
  • Understanding early phonological acquisition is crucial for identifying developmental trajectories.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of phonotactic probability in two-year-olds' production of coda consonants.
  • To determine if children's production of coda consonants is influenced by the phonotactic probability of the word.

Main Methods:

  • Twenty-nine two-year-olds repeated CVC non-words with controlled phonotactic probabilities.
  • Non-words featured identical coda consonants in low and high phonotactic probability contexts.
  • Data analyzed for production accuracy of coda consonants in varying phonotactic environments.

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Main Results:

  • Children produced coda consonants significantly more accurately in high phonotactic probability non-words.
  • Results align with the hypothesis that phonotactic probability predicts coda production in English.
  • Demonstrates children's sensitivity to sound pattern distributions in ambient language.

Conclusions:

  • Phonotactic probability is a significant factor in early phonological development.
  • Input-driven learning and distributional properties of language shape sound system acquisition.
  • Findings support theories emphasizing the role of linguistic input in child language acquisition.