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Macken, Marlys A. – 1977
The acquisition of the consonant system by a child acquiring Mexican-Spanish as her native language is described. During the earliest stages (from 1;7 to 2;1 years of age), the data showed several phenomena that could best be accounted for by assuming a central role for the word as the basic unit being acquired. The evidence for the centrality of…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Consonants, Language Acquisition
