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A child's acquisition of Russian phonology*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 September 2008

Leonora A. Timm
Leonora A. Timm
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University of California
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Abstract

This paper represents a partial condensation of the results of a study covering 14 months in a Russian-speaking child's phonological development. The original investigation tested a theory of phonological acquisition formulated by Olmsted (1971), finding that – though modifications were necessary to accommodate certain aspects of the Russian data – Olmsted's hypotheses were, by and large, upheld. The present paper gives the evidence in support of the theory and offers in addition some detailed information on the Russian-speaking child's acquisition of specific phones over the months examined.

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Journal of Child Language , Volume 4 , Issue 3 , October 1977 , pp. 329 - 339
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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