Optimality theory in phonological acquisition

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1482-1498

  Barlow, Jessica A ^a   Gierut, Judith A ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Linguistic theory; Optimality theory; Phonological acquisition; Phonological disorders

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LINGUISTICS; PHONETICS; THEORY;

EID: 0032761406     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/jslhr.4206.1482     Document Type: Article

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