Consonantal Substitution Patterns in Igbo Phonological Acquisition
- 1 April 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Language and Speech
- Vol. 29 (2) , 159-176
- https://doi.org/10.1177/002383098602900204
Abstract
This study analyzed phonological substitutions in the speech of 39 Igbo-speaking children. The aim was to investigate whether their substitution patterns were similar to those in children speaking other languages, and also whether West African phonemes, which have more unusual phonological characteristics, would be acquired last, in accordance with Jakobson's theory. It was found that /kp/, /gb/, /nw/, /r/ and /Y/ were acquired last and despite much individual variation in substitutions used, predictable patterns could easily be discerned.Keywords
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