The Acquisition of Quantity Contrasts in Guina-ang Bontok

Autor/inn/en	Aoyama, Katsura; Reid, Lawrence A.
Titel	The Acquisition of Quantity Contrasts in Guina-ang Bontok
Quelle	In: First Language, 36 (2016) 6, S.570-579 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0142-7237
DOI	10.1177/0142723716651784
Schlagwörter	Language Acquisition; Preschool Children; Indigenous Populations; Native Language; Auditory Perception; Pronunciation; Phonemes; Finno Ugric Languages; Contrastive Linguistics; Language Research; Oral Language; Foreign Countries; Phonology; Statistical Analysis; Task Analysis; Philippines; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Sinti und Roma; Auditive Wahrnehmung; Akustische Wahrnehmung; Akustik; Aussprache; Fonem; Linguistics; Kontrastive Linguistik; Sprachforschung; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Ausland; Fonologie; Statistische Analyse; Aufgabenanalyse; Philippinen; Finnland
Abstract	This study reports on the acquisition of quantity contrasts in Guina-ang Bontok, an indigenous language spoken in the Philippines. Four-year-old and 5-year-old children's perception and production of quantity contrasts were examined using a pair of names that contrast in the quantity of the medial nasal. Frequencies of the quantity contrast were also calculated using stories in Guina-ang Bontok. The results indicated that even though the overall frequency of geminate consonants was very low in Guina-ang Bontok, children clearly differentiated the single and geminate nasals in both perception and production. Guina-ang Bontok children's perception and production data resembled those of Finnish children although the frequency of the geminates was much lower in Guina-ang Bontok than in Finnish. Possible explanations for this are provided. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01