Clusters in early L1 acquisition

[Katarzyna Dziubalska-Kolaczyk]

Dear Colleagues,

Since child language is one of the model exercise areas of
language universals, I would like to investigate the ways in which
universal phonotactic constraints describing consonant clusters are
reflected in early first language acquisition. I'd need data from a
number of typologically different languages on consonant clusters
which infants may happen to use in the earliest, pre-babbling (so-
called "prelinguistic") period of acquisition as well as the ones used
in early words.
Could I ask you for help in finding/getting access to the kind of data
I mentioned or any available data already processed from this point
of view? I'd also be very grateful for tips on publications concerning
early clusters.

Greetings and regards,
Katarzyna Dziubalska-Kolaczyk


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Katarzyna Dziubalska-Kolaczyk
School of English
Adam Mickiewicz University
al. Niepodleglosci 4
61-874 Poznan, Poland                   email: dkasia at ifa.amu.edu.pl
tel: +48 61 8528820                     http://elex.amu.edu.pl/ifa
fax: +48 61 8523103                     home tel.: +48 61 8679619