A production limitation in syllable number

A longitudinal study of one child's early vocabulary

Bibliographic Data

ID20367233
AuthorsJacqueline S Johnson (University of Virginia), Lawrence B Lewis (University of Virginia), JAY C HOGAN (University of Virginia)
Year1997
Volume24
Issue2
Pages327-349
Publication date1997-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Child Language (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0305-0009 • E-ISSN: 1469-7602
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0305000997003061
PMID9308421
OpenAlexW2115245524
LanguageEN
Citations received6

The present paper reports on the phonological form of one child's productive vocabulary from age 0;10 to 1;8 with primary focus on his production of multisyllabic targets. A large percentage of his multisyllabic vocabulary was produced as one syllable until the age of 1;6. This limitation was not due to a tendency to extract only single syllables from the speech stream, but rather due primarily to a limitation on production. While some portion of his one-syllable productions could be interpreted as the result of single syllable extraction, a sizeable portion affirmed that he extracted the target size correctly by his inclusion of first and final target phonemes in his productions (e.g. [po] for piano and [kiz] for candies). The resolution of this limitation coincides with his move toward two-word speech. We conclude that there is a developmental and perhaps maturational limitation in the capacity to carry out the processes underlying word and sentence production

Economics · Language acquisition · Linguistics · Phonology · Sentence · Speech production · Syllable · Vocabulary · Vocabulary development · Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills · Language Development and Disorders · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development

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