The influence of prosodic input in the second language classroom: does it stimulate child acquisition of word order and function words?

This paper reports on an intervention study with young Polish beginners (mean age: 8 years, 3 months) learning English at school. It seeks to identify whether exposure to rhythmic input improves knowledge of word order and function words. The 'prosodic bootstrapping hypothesis', relevant i...

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Main Authors: Campfield, D, Murphy, V
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Routledge 2013