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| Child Development | 1 |
| Child Language | 1 |
| Consonants | 1 |
| Language Acquisition | 1 |
| Phonemes | 1 |
| Pronunciation | 1 |
| Psycholinguistics | 1 |
| Speech Skills | 1 |
| Syllables | 1 |
| Verbal Development | 1 |
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| Journal of Child Language | 1 |
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| Gilbert, John H. V. | 1 |
| Purves, Barbara A. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedGilbert, John H. V.; Purves, Barbara A. – Journal of Child Language, 1977
The present investigation examines three hypotheses concerning the development of temporal coordination of consonant clusters in the speech of children at four age levels. Results reveal that five and seven-year-olds can be separated from older children and adults on the basis of absolute duration of consonants. (CHK)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Consonants, Language Acquisition
