Chapter 10. The development of prosodic structure
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Marilyn Vihman
Abstract
Scholarly views are divided as to the source of children’s knowledge of prosodic structure. Within the framework of a usage-based approach, this chapter compares prosodic structures in children learning four languages at the end of the single-word period in order to identify sources of both similarities and differences between children, within and across language groups. The similarities can generally be traced back to common constraints on the neurophysiology of infant vocal production, while the differences between language groups reflect ambient language accentual patterning and dominant word shapes. Individual differences within and across groups additionally relate to differing child mappings of input forms to familiar production patterns.
Abstract
Scholarly views are divided as to the source of children’s knowledge of prosodic structure. Within the framework of a usage-based approach, this chapter compares prosodic structures in children learning four languages at the end of the single-word period in order to identify sources of both similarities and differences between children, within and across language groups. The similarities can generally be traced back to common constraints on the neurophysiology of infant vocal production, while the differences between language groups reflect ambient language accentual patterning and dominant word shapes. Individual differences within and across groups additionally relate to differing child mappings of input forms to familiar production patterns.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Chapter 1. Introduction 1
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Part 1. Early sensitivity to prosody
- Chapter 2. Early perception of phrasal prosody and its role in syntactic and lexical acquisition 17
- Chapter 3. Early sensitivity and acquisition of prosodic patterns at the lexical level 37
- Chapter 4. The role of prosody in early word learning 59
- Chapter 5. The role of prosody in early speech segmentation and word-referent mapping 79
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Part 2. Learning to produce prosody
- Chapter 6. Set in time 103
- Chapter 7. Speech rhythm in development 125
- Chapter 8. Early development of intonation 145
- Chapter 9. Prosodic phonology in acquisition 165
- Chapter 10. The development of prosodic structure 185
- Chapter 11. Understanding the development of prosodic words 207
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Part 3. Moving to meaning: Prosody and pragmatic development
- Chapter 12. Early development of the prosody-meaning interface 227
- Chapter 13. Gradual development of focus prosody and affect prosody comprehension 247
- Chapter 14. Children’s development of internal state prosody 271
- Chapter 15. Get the focus right across languages 295
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Part 4. Prosody in bilingualism and in specific populations
- Chapter 16. Bilingual children’s prosodic development 317
- Chapter 17. Prosodic development in atypical populations 343
- Index 363
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Chapter 1. Introduction 1
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Part 1. Early sensitivity to prosody
- Chapter 2. Early perception of phrasal prosody and its role in syntactic and lexical acquisition 17
- Chapter 3. Early sensitivity and acquisition of prosodic patterns at the lexical level 37
- Chapter 4. The role of prosody in early word learning 59
- Chapter 5. The role of prosody in early speech segmentation and word-referent mapping 79
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Part 2. Learning to produce prosody
- Chapter 6. Set in time 103
- Chapter 7. Speech rhythm in development 125
- Chapter 8. Early development of intonation 145
- Chapter 9. Prosodic phonology in acquisition 165
- Chapter 10. The development of prosodic structure 185
- Chapter 11. Understanding the development of prosodic words 207
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Part 3. Moving to meaning: Prosody and pragmatic development
- Chapter 12. Early development of the prosody-meaning interface 227
- Chapter 13. Gradual development of focus prosody and affect prosody comprehension 247
- Chapter 14. Children’s development of internal state prosody 271
- Chapter 15. Get the focus right across languages 295
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Part 4. Prosody in bilingualism and in specific populations
- Chapter 16. Bilingual children’s prosodic development 317
- Chapter 17. Prosodic development in atypical populations 343
- Index 363