Variation in Quality of Maternal Input and Development of Coda Stops in English-Speaking Children in Singapore

Autor/inn/en	Sim, Jasper Hong; Post, Brechtje
Titel	Variation in Quality of Maternal Input and Development of Coda Stops in English-Speaking Children in Singapore
Quelle	In: Journal of Child Language, 49 (2022) 6, S.1147-1172 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Sim, Jasper Hong)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-0009
DOI	10.1017/S0305000921000593
Schlagwörter	Phonology; Language Acquisition; Foreign Countries; Mothers; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Preschool Children; Parent Influence; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fonologie; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Ausland; Mother; Mutter; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Singapur
Abstract	This study examines the effects of input quality on early phonological acquisition by investigating whether interadult variation in specific phonetic properties in the input is reflected in the production of their children. We analysed the English coda stop release patterns in the spontaneous speech of fourteen mothers and compared them with the spontaneous production of their preschool children. The analysis revealed a very strong positive input-production relationship; mothers who released coda stops to a lesser degree also had children who tended to not release their stops, and the same was true for mothers who released their stops to a higher degree. The findings suggest that young children are sensitive to acoustic properties that are subphonemic, and these properties are also reflected in their production, showing the importance of considering input quality when investigating child production. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01