Early First Language Acquisition of German Phonology

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2, University of Marburg (Fremdsprachliche Philologien), course: Proseminar Phonology, language: English, abstract: The changes in phonological development during the first two years of life will be discussed in this term paper. The research concentrates on whether the first sounds produced by a young child attach to general rules and what characterizes language of a two-year-old. A comparison of articulatory abilities of two different periods shows the progress in childish first language acquisition concerning word utterances and pronunciation. At first the basic conditions for learning a language in general are explained. It follows a detailed study of the phonological development of children with regard to German phonology that is intended to discover the relation between babble and speech.

Product details

• Authors: Stefanie Dietzel
• Publisher: Grin Verlag
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.08.2009
• EAN: 9783640403370
• ISBN: 978-3-640-40337-0
• No. of pages: 20
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 210 mm x 2 mm
• Weight: 45 g
• Series: Akademische Schriftenreihe; Akademische Schriftenreihe, Bd. V133400; Akademische Schriftenreihe; Akademische Schriftenreihe Bd. V133400
• Subjects: Fiction > Mixed anthologies; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies