Language acquisition and phonological change

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  • Marilyn Vihman
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Grammont discusses changes in the development of French from Latin, citing examples of similar patterns in the speech of one child. For instance, the child displayed vowel dissimilation in forms like néni for fini ‘finished’, paralleling historical developments such as Latin finire  Old French fenir ‘to finish’. While Schleicher and Grammont stop short of imputing direct causality, explicit comments on the role of children in effecting change date back at least to Paul (1886). He argues:

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تاریخ انتشار 2012