Early phonological and lexical development and otitis media
A diary study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20368155 |
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| Authors | Mavis Donahue (Illinois College, corresponding author), Mavis L Donahue |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 489-501 |
| Publication date | 1993-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Child Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-0009 • E-ISSN: 1469-7602 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0305000900008448 |
| PMID | 8300772 |
| OpenAlex | W2132724407 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 29 |
This diary study describes early phonological and lexical development in a child with chronic otitis media with effusion. Equipped with the tools of a referential/analytic language-learner, the child solved the problem of reduced and fluctuating auditory input with phonological selection and avoidance strategies that capitalized on prosodie cues. This ‘tone-language’ approach resulted in a lexical inventory that would be categorized as an extreme expressive style. Having ‘boot-strapped’ her lexical learning, the child continued to rely on phonological constraints and selection strategies to fuel lexical and syntactic growth, i.e. cross-domain interactions leading to a vocabulary spurt and the onset of two-word utterances. These findings illustrate the need to consider interactions among performance, input and linguistic constraints in order to explain individual variation in language learning
Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Language acquisition · Language development · Linguistics · Literacy · Phonological awareness · Phonology · Vocabulary · Vocabulary development · Computer Science · Hearing Impairment and Communication · Language Development and Disorders · Psychology · Speech and dialogue systems · Artificial Intelligence
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