Phonological Acquisition: Recent Attainments and New Challenges

Language and Speech

Volumn 46, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 87-113

  Peperkamp, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 8   (France)

Author keywords

Phonemes; Phonological acquisition; Phonological theory; Phonotactics; Segments

Indexed keywords

EID: 0348198026     PISSN: 00238309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00238309030460020401     Document Type: Conference Paper

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