Issues in the Acquisition of the Sesotho Tonal System.

Demuth, Katherine

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ERIC Number: EJ468876

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Publication Date: 1993

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Issues in the Acquisition of the Sesotho Tonal System.

Demuth, Katherine

Journal of Child Language, v20 n2 p275-301 Jun 1993

Results of a longitudinal case study of a monolingual Sesotho-speaking boy show that rule-assigned tone on subject markers is marked appropriately by age two. Underlying tonal representations on verb roots are learned gradually over time, showing an early Default High tone pattern. (Contains 51 references.) (Author)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Bantu Languages, Case Studies, Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Longitudinal Studies, Tone Languages, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Young Children

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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