Simplification of /s/ + stop consonant clusters: a developmental perspective.

Optimality Theoretic Account of Acquisition of Consonant Clusters of English Syllables by Persian EFL Learners*

This study accounts for the acquisition of the consonant clusters of English syllable structures both in onset and coda positions by Persian EFL learners. Persian syllable structure is "CV(CC)", composed of one consonant at the initial position and two optional consonants at the final position; whereas English syllable structure is "(CCC)V(CCCC)". Therefore, Persian EFL learners need to resolve...

Acquisition of /s/-initial Clusters: A Parametric Approach

The special status of word-initial /s/-consonant clusters has long been observed by researchers: Some /s/-initial sequences, such as /s/-stop clusters, violate the Sonority Sequencing Principle. In English, /s/ is the only word-initial consonant that may be followed by another homorganic consonant (e.g. /st-/, /sn-/), by either a nasal or a stop (e.g. /sm-/, /sn-/, /sp-/), or by a two-element c...

VOICE ONSET TIME (VOT) OF VOICED AND VOICELESS INITIAL STOPS AND INITIAL /S/+STOP CONSONANT CLUSTERS IN MONOLINGUAL ENGLISH-SPEAKING ADULTS AND 4-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN by

An abstract of the thesis of Jennifer Weber for the Master of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences presented June 7, 2007. Title: Voice Onset Time (VOT) Of Voiced and Voiceless Initial Stops and Initial /s/+Stop Consonant Clusters in Monolingual English-speaking Adults and 4-

Durational characterstics of hindi consonant clusters

In the present study various durations of closure, preceding vowel etc. have been studied in meaningful Hindi two consonant cluster words with stop consonants ( such as /s ptah/ (week) and / bd (word)). The data included 80 most frequently occurring clusters of Hindi language. All these words were recorded by five male speakers and analysed using the Sensimetrics speech station software package...

Simplification Strategies in the Acquisition of Consonant Clusters in Hebrew