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ERIC Number: EJ194316
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978-Dec
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The Phonetics of "Cat" and "Mama."
Labov, William; Labov, Teresa
Language, v54 n4 p816-52 Dec 1978
A detailed analysis of a six-month period in a child's acquisition of phonetic and phonological capacities indicates that the apparent plateau of the second year is a site of intensive language learning, which is not reflected in the growth of vocabulary or mean length of utterance. (Author/EJS)
Descriptors: Child Language, Consonants, Language Acquisition, Phonetic Analysis, Phonetics, Phonology, Psycholinguistics, Verbal Development, Vocabulary Development, Vowels
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Language: English
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