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Medial consonant cluster acquisition by Telugu children*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 September 2008

Nirmala Chervela
Nirmala Chervela
Affiliation:
Osmania University
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Abstract

This study is an attempt to trace the acquisition of consonant clusters by Telugu children. Phonemic inventories are given for each of the children for a clear picture of their acquisitional stage. It was found that reduction, substitution and assimilation played major roles in cluster acquisition. Co-occurrence restrictions and hierarchical application of the three phonological processes were noted. Results of this study are compared with similar works on Indian languages and English, and differences are pointed out.

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Journal of Child Language , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , February 1981 , pp. 63 - 73
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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Footnotes

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I wish to express my thanks to Professor Bh. Krishnamurti for his reading of the manuscript of this paper and for many helpful suggestions. Author's address: Department of Linguistics, Osmania University, Hyderabad 500007, India.

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