Markedness in the Acquisition of Kiswahili Phonology: An Optimality Theory Perspective
Child language acquisition process is, among other factors, determined by the degree of linguistic markedness of the structures under acquisition. In the acquisition of phonology, phonological markedness has been posited to affect both the rate and route of acquisition. Marked phonological structur...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Science-res Publishing
2022-04-01
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| Series: | Journal of Child Language Acquisition and Development |
| Online Access: | https://www.science-res.com/index.php/jclad/article/view/59 |