Abstracting phonological generalizations
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Judith A. Gierut
Abstract
The purpose was to document the trials to induce first generalization in children with phonological disorders enrolled in treatment. Archival data from 65 preschoolers were examined, with three kinds of generalization documented: treated, within- and across-class gains in production accuracy. Overall, an average of 185 trials was sufficient to induce first generalization, but this varied based on the kind of generalization that occurred. Across-class generalization required the fewest trials and generalization to the treated sound, the most trials. Results bear on applied issues associated with lexical diffusion in clinical treatment and theoretical issues associated with error-driven learning algorithms and abstraction of phonological generalizations from the input.
Abstract
The purpose was to document the trials to induce first generalization in children with phonological disorders enrolled in treatment. Archival data from 65 preschoolers were examined, with three kinds of generalization documented: treated, within- and across-class gains in production accuracy. Overall, an average of 185 trials was sufficient to induce first generalization, but this varied based on the kind of generalization that occurred. Across-class generalization required the fewest trials and generalization to the treated sound, the most trials. Results bear on applied issues associated with lexical diffusion in clinical treatment and theoretical issues associated with error-driven learning algorithms and abstraction of phonological generalizations from the input.
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
