Learning metathesis: Evidence for syllable structure constraints.

ABSTRACT: One of the major questions in the cognitive science of language is whether the perceptual and phonological motivations for the rules and patterns that govern the sounds of language are a part of the psychological reality of grammatical representations. This question is particularly important in the study of phonological patterns - systematic constraints on the representation of sounds, because phonological patterns tend to be grounded in phonetic constraints. This paper focuses on phonological metathesis, which occurs when two adjacent sounds switch positions (e.g., cast pronounced as cats ). While many cases of phonological metathesis appear to be motivated by constraints on syllable structure, it is possible that these metathesis patterns are mer

SUBMITTER: Finley S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5222580 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature