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Issues in the acquisition of phonology by an English-Romanian bilingual child
Issues in the acquisition of phonology by an English-Romanian bilingual child

Author(s): Andrei A. Avram
Subject(s): Foreign languages learning, Phonetics / Phonology, Pragmatics, Sociolinguistics
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: consonant harmony; voiceless stops; fricatives; liquids; onset clusters;

Summary/Abstract: This paper is a case study of the early stages in the acquisition of phonology by a bilingual English-Romanian child. The phenomena analyzed are consonant harmony, the treatment of voiceless stops, the emergence of fricatives, the phonetic realization of liquids, and the resolution of various types of onset clusters. Also discussed are some implications of the findings.

  • Issue Year: 18/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 49-68
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: English