The coronal fricative problem

Daniel A. Dinnsen; Michael C. Dow; Judith A. Gierut; Michele L. Morrisette; Christopher R. Green

doi:10.1016/j.lingua.2013.02.009

The coronal fricative problem

Daniel A. Dinnsen, Michael C. Dow, Judith A. Gierut, Michele L. Morrisette, Christopher R. Green

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Abstract

This paper examines a range of predicted versus attested error patterns involving coronal fricatives (e.g. [s, z, θ, {eth}]) as targets and repairs in the early sound systems of monolingual English-acquiring children. Typological results are reported from a cross-sectional study of 234 children with phonological delays (ages 3 years; 0 months to 7; 9). Our analyses revealed different instantiations of a putative developmental conspiracy within and across children. Supplemental longitudinal evidence is also presented that replicates the cross-sectional results, offering further insight into the life-cycle of the conspiracy. Several of the observed typological anomalies are argued to follow from a modified version of Optimality Theory with Candidate Chains (McCarthy, 2007).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	151-178
Number of pages	28
Journal	Lingua
Volume	131
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lingua.2013.02.009
State	Published - Jul 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Chain shift
Conspiracy
Error patterns
Opacity
Optimality Theory
Transparency
Typology

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Language and Linguistics
Linguistics and Language

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