What infant-directed speech tells us about the development of compensation for assimilation
(2017)
Journal Article
Buckler, H., Goy, H., & Johnson, E. K. (2018). What infant-directed speech tells us about the development of compensation for assimilation. Journal of Phonetics, 66, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wocn.2017.09.004
In speech addressed to adults, words are seldom realized in their canonical, or citation, form. For example, the word ‘green’ in the phrase ‘green beans’ can often be realized as ‘greem’ due to English place assimilation, where word-final coronals ta... Read More about What infant-directed speech tells us about the development of compensation for assimilation.