An Instrumental Analysis of the Voicing Contrast in Word-Initial Stops in the Speech of Four-Year-Old English-Speaking Children.

Barton, David; Macken, Marlys A.

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ERIC Number: EJ229960

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Publication Date: 1980

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An Instrumental Analysis of the Voicing Contrast in Word-Initial Stops in the Speech of Four-Year-Old English-Speaking Children.

Barton, David; Macken, Marlys A.

Language and Speech, v23 n2 p159-69 Apr-Jun 1980

Provides evidence that in producing voiceless stops in terms of voice-onset-time values, children first overshoot adult values and then only gradually draw back toward adult values. (Author/RL)

Descriptors: Child Language, Language Research, Language Styles, Oral English, Preschool Children, Pronunciation, Speech Habits

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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