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Segmental distributions and consonant-vowel association patterns in Japanese infant- and adult-directed speech.

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Tsuji, S; Nishikawa, K; Mazuka, R
Published in: Journal of child language
November 2014

Japanese infant-directed speech (IDS) and adult-directed speech (ADS) were compared on their segmental distributions and consonant-vowel association patterns. Consistent with findings in other languages, a higher ratio of segments that are generally produced early was found in IDS compared to ADS: more labial consonants and low-central vowels, but fewer fricatives. Consonant-vowel associations also favored the early produced labial-central, coronal-front, coronal-central, and dorsal-back patterns. On the other hand, clear language-specific patterns included a higher frequency of dorsals, affricates, geminates, and moraic nasals in IDS. These segments are frequent in adult Japanese, but not in the early productions or the IDS of other studied languages. In combination with previous results, the current study suggests that both fine-tuning (an increased use of early produced segments) and highlighting (an increased use of language-specifically relevant segments) might modify IDS on the segmental level.

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Journal of child language

DOI

EISSN

1469-7602

ISSN

0305-0009

Publication Date

November 2014

Volume

41

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1276 / 1304

Related Subject Headings

  • Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
  • Speech
  • Mother-Child Relations
  • Linguistics
  • Japan
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Child, Preschool
  • Child Language
 

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Tsuji, S., Nishikawa, K., & Mazuka, R. (2014). Segmental distributions and consonant-vowel association patterns in Japanese infant- and adult-directed speech. Journal of Child Language, 41(6), 1276–1304. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0305000913000469
Tsuji, Sho, Kenya Nishikawa, and Reiko Mazuka. “Segmental distributions and consonant-vowel association patterns in Japanese infant- and adult-directed speech.Journal of Child Language 41, no. 6 (November 2014): 1276–1304. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0305000913000469.
Tsuji S, Nishikawa K, Mazuka R. Segmental distributions and consonant-vowel association patterns in Japanese infant- and adult-directed speech. Journal of child language. 2014 Nov;41(6):1276–304.
Tsuji, Sho, et al. “Segmental distributions and consonant-vowel association patterns in Japanese infant- and adult-directed speech.Journal of Child Language, vol. 41, no. 6, Nov. 2014, pp. 1276–304. Epmc, doi:10.1017/s0305000913000469.
Tsuji S, Nishikawa K, Mazuka R. Segmental distributions and consonant-vowel association patterns in Japanese infant- and adult-directed speech. Journal of child language. 2014 Nov;41(6):1276–1304.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of child language

DOI

EISSN

1469-7602

ISSN

0305-0009

Publication Date

November 2014

Volume

41

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1276 / 1304

Related Subject Headings

  • Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
  • Speech
  • Mother-Child Relations
  • Linguistics
  • Japan
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Child, Preschool
  • Child Language