Sibling rivalry
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David Ingram
Abstract
Ingram, Dubasik, Liceras & Fernández Fuertes (2011) developed a measure of phonological similarity that compares phonological samples across 4 levels (whole words, word shapes (syllables), consonant inventories, consonant correctness), using 9 measures in total. The present study used the similarity measure to compare 4 dyads of children: identical twins, non-identical twins, non-twin siblings born 2 years apart, non-twin siblings born 5 years apart. Results indicated that phonological similarity decreased across the 4 dyads, providing evidence for genetic and environmental effects. The differences across dyads varied by phonological level, thus, indicating the importance of conducting multi-dimensional phonological analyses.
Abstract
Ingram, Dubasik, Liceras & Fernández Fuertes (2011) developed a measure of phonological similarity that compares phonological samples across 4 levels (whole words, word shapes (syllables), consonant inventories, consonant correctness), using 9 measures in total. The present study used the similarity measure to compare 4 dyads of children: identical twins, non-identical twins, non-twin siblings born 2 years apart, non-twin siblings born 5 years apart. Results indicated that phonological similarity decreased across the 4 dyads, providing evidence for genetic and environmental effects. The differences across dyads varied by phonological level, thus, indicating the importance of conducting multi-dimensional phonological analyses.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Foreword and tabula gratulatoria vii
- Introduction 1
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Section 1. Representations and contrast
- Prosodic Licensing and the development of phonological and morphological representations 11
- Covert contrast in the acquisition of second language phonology 25
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Section 2. Sources of individual differences in phonological acquisition
- Sibling rivalry 53
- Abstracting phonological generalizations 71
- Rapid phonological coding and working memory dynamics in children with cochlear implants 91
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Section 3. Cross-linguistic approaches to phonological acquisition
- What guides children’s acquisition of #sC clusters? 115
- The role of phonological context in children’s overt marking of ‘-s’ in two dialects of American English 133
- German settlement varieties in Kansas 155
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Section 4. Theoretical advances in the field
- The role of onsets in primary and secondary stress patterns 175
- A faithfulness conspiracy 199
- Superadditivity and limitations on syllable complexity in Bambara words 223
- Author index 249
- Subject index 253
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Foreword and tabula gratulatoria vii
- Introduction 1
-
Section 1. Representations and contrast
- Prosodic Licensing and the development of phonological and morphological representations 11
- Covert contrast in the acquisition of second language phonology 25
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Section 2. Sources of individual differences in phonological acquisition
- Sibling rivalry 53
- Abstracting phonological generalizations 71
- Rapid phonological coding and working memory dynamics in children with cochlear implants 91
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Section 3. Cross-linguistic approaches to phonological acquisition
- What guides children’s acquisition of #sC clusters? 115
- The role of phonological context in children’s overt marking of ‘-s’ in two dialects of American English 133
- German settlement varieties in Kansas 155
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Section 4. Theoretical advances in the field
- The role of onsets in primary and secondary stress patterns 175
- A faithfulness conspiracy 199
- Superadditivity and limitations on syllable complexity in Bambara words 223
- Author index 249
- Subject index 253
