LING 3P61 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Consonant Cluster, Jargon, Consonant Harmony
15 Jan 2016
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Invented word used recurrently with an intended meaning (na can mean give) Protowords resemble more broad words like give rather than drink . Usually uses them at specific times like only at dinner. Replicating sound of the real word (may not sound like adult production) Often single syllable or if its 2 syllables than its reduplicated. Inconsistency within a particular child: phonological idiom (word that child produces in adult like way even though he can"t produce sound correctly in other words) Every sound is described according to a set of phonetic features. Voluntary control of vocalization (voluntarily producing sound sequence and. Rate (some kids will produce accurate s sound at 3 and some can"t until 7) Intonation babies vs word babies (some kids spend more time in jargon stage are intonation babies) Sound preferences (some babies show preference in producing nasals so they have. Systematic adjustments which alter the sounds of the target language so more nasals than other babies)
