Phonological Motivation for the Acquisition of Onomatopoeia: An Analysis of Early Words
| Autor: | Catherine E. Laing |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Linguistics and Language
Consonant harmony 05 social sciences Intonation (linguistics) Phonology Lexicon Language acquisition 050105 experimental psychology Language and Linguistics Linguistics Vocabulary development Education Onomatopoeia 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychology Neuroscience of multilingualism 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Zdroj: | Language Learning and Development. 15:177-197 |
| ISSN: | 1547-3341 1547-5441 |
| Popis: | Onomatopoeia are disproportionately high in number in infants’ early words compared to adult language. Studies of infant language perception have proposed an iconic advantage for onomatopoeia, which may make them easier for infants to learn. This study analyses infants’ early word production to show a phonological motivation for onomatopoeia in early acquisition. Cross-linguistic evidence from 16 infants demonstrates how these forms fit within a phonologically-systematic developing lexicon. We observe a predominance of consonant harmony and open cv syllables in infants’ early words—structures that are typical of onomatopoeia across languages. Infants’ acquisition of onomatopoeia is shown to be driven by a preference for structures that are easy to plan and produce. These data present an original perspective on onomatopoeia in early development, highlighting the role of production in language acquisition in general, and onomatopoeic words in particular. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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