Clusters in early L1 acquisition

[Annick.DeHouwer]

An overview of the research on early Dutch first language acquisition can
be found in:
'Early speech development in children acquiring Dutch: Mastering general
basic elements', by Florien Koopmans-van Beinum and Jeannette van der
Stelt, in The Acquisition of Dutch, Steven Gillis and Annick De Houwer,
eds, John Benjamins, 1998.

--Annick De Houwer


On Wed, 9 Dec 1998, Katarzyna Dziubalska-Kolaczyk wrote:

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> Dear Colleagues,
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> 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
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