Perception on complex onsets

[Yvan Rose]

Dear Info-CHILDES members,
We are currently looking at data that suggest an asymmetry between  
the behaviours of /kl/ and /gl/ clusters in a young French-learning  
child. The asymmetry goes as follows:

/kl/ -> [k]/[kl]
/gl/ -> [l]

These data are difficult to explain from a representational  
perspectives (the clusters should share similar prosodic  
representations) and cannot be explained through a statistical  
account. We are now entertaining the possibility that perceptual  
factors may play a role.

If you could suggest references about the perception of such  
clusters, or of velars and liquids in general, we would most  
appreciate it. We will of course collate the results and report them  
back to the list for your interest.

Thank you very much in advance,
Yvan Rose (& Christophe dos Santos)