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ERIC Number: EJ1177281
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-May
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0009
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Development of Spanish Rhotics in Spanish-English Bilingual Children in the United States
Menke, Mandy R.
Journal of Child Language, v45 n3 p788-806 May 2018
Rhotics, particularly the trill, are late acquired sounds in Spanish. Reports of Spanish-English bilingual preschoolers document age-appropriate articulations, but studies do not explore productions once exposure to English increases. This paper reports on the rhotic productions of a cross-sectional sample of 31 Spanish-English bilingual children, ages 6;8 to 13;5. Children produced taps with high rates of accuracy across age groups; the trill did not reach 80% target production until age 11;3, later than reported for monolingual speakers. Increased English exposure is explored as a contributing factor, arguing a need for continued study of bilingual phonological development beyond the preschool years.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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