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'Children are just lingual': The development of phonology in British Sign Language (BSL) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
This paper explores three universal tendencies in spoken language acquisition: consonant and vowel harmony, cluster reduction and systemic simplification, using a corpus of 1018 signs from a single child exposed to British Sign Language from birth. Child
Morgan, G.
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Remnant Case Forms and Patterns of Syncretism in Early West Germanic

open access: yesTransactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.
Abstract Early stages of the Old West Germanic languages differ from the other two branches, Gothic and Norse, by showing remnants of a fifth case in a‐ and ō‐stem nouns. The forms in question, which have the ending ‐i or ‐u, are conventionally labelled ‘instrumental’ and cover a range of functions, such as instrument, means, comitative and locative ...
Will Thurlwell
wiley   +1 more source

Cross-Linguistic Universals in Reading Acquisition with Applications to English-Language Learners with Reading Disabilities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
There is a considerable gap in English reading achievement between English-language learners and native speakers in the United States. Differentiation of whether English language learners’ struggles are symptomatic of reading disability or related to ...
Gorman, Brenda K.
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James Platt Junior's Contributions to Old English Grammar1

open access: yesTransactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.
Abstract In 1883, Henry Sweet took issue with James Platt junior, a 21‐year‐old language enthusiast. At the time, Platt was England's brightest young prospect in Old English linguistic studies. Sweet recognised Platt's talent, but he became convinced that he was also a plagiarist and tried to have him expelled from the Philological Society.
Stephen Laker
wiley   +1 more source

Reconstructing Old Chinese *‐ts Using Han‐Time Material

open access: yesTransactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.
Abstract Baxter & Sagart (2014b) reconstruct *‐Vt‐s on the basis of Middle Chinese reflexes in ‐jH (from some OC *‐s) coupled with either etymological or graphic connections to words in Middle Chinese ‐t. This approach, while perfectly sound, can suffer from lack of etymological or graphic data, leading to missed reconstructions. Since Old Chinese *‐ts
Julien Baley
wiley   +1 more source

Developmental Characteristics of Phonological Awareness in Hearing-Impaired Preschool Children with Cochlear Implants in China

open access: yesDisabilities
This study analyzes the current state and developmental characteristics of phonological awareness in hearing-impaired preschool children with cochlear implants aged 3 to 5 years in China.
Siyi Guo, Inho Chung
doaj   +1 more source

The linguistic position of the Prussian second catechism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Elsewhere I have argued that the three Old Prussian catechisms reflect consecutive stages in the development of a moribund language (1998a, 1998b, 2001a). After first eliminating the orthographical differences between the three versions of parallel texts
Kortlandt, Frederik H. H.
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Bactrian in Issyk‐Kushan Script: Additional Readings and Decipherments1

open access: yesTransactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.
Abstract This article presents additional readings of several inscriptions written in the Issyk‐Kushan script, building on the improved system of sound values recently proposed by Sims‐Williams (2025b). We propose that some further lines of Dašt‐i Nāwur inscription DN III and parts of several other inscriptions can now be read as Bactrian, add new ...
Jakob Halfmann   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN IN LINE WITH THE RENEWAL ORIENTATION OF THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

open access: yesTạp chí Khoa học
Developing phonological awareness for preschoolers is a new focus area mentioned for the first time in the Draft National Standards for 5-year-old Children's Development and the Draft Early Childhood Education Program proposed by the Ministry of ...
Le Thi Thanh Nhan
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