The impact of animacy and speech rhythm on the word order of conjuncts in German preschoolers and adults

In this study, we investigated the impact of two constraints on the linear order of constituents in German preschool children’s and adults’ speech production: a rhythmic (*LAPSE, militating against sequences of unstressed syllables) and a semantic one (ANIM, requiring animate referents to be named b...

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Main Authors: Isabelle Franz, Gerrit Kentner, Frank Domahs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Library of Humanities 2021-06-01
Series:Laboratory Phonology
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Online Access:https://www.journal-labphon.org/articles/254