Second language syllable structure: phonological government and typological universals

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dc.contributor.authorArchibald, John
dc.contributor.authorVanderweide, Teresa
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-21T19:22:00Z
dc.date.available2016-06-21T19:22:00Z
dc.date.issued1997-01
dc.description.abstractSecond language learners commonly modify the syllable structure of their L2 words to match the syllable patterns found in their L1 words. Broselow and Finer (1991) propose a phonetically based minimal sonority distance parameter to account for their Korean subjects difficulties with English onset clusters. In contrast, Eckman and Iverson's (1993) claim that typological universals are sufficient to account for second language learner behavior. We propose a model of L2 syllabification based on a phonological minimal sonority distance parameter using derived sonority and phonological government. We argue that the acquisition of English onset clusters is linked to the acquisition of phonological contrasts and that similar to child language acquisition, a phonological contrast must first be acquired before it can be used as part of an onset cluster. This model both accounts for L2 errors and has the potential for telling us something about the mental representations of second language learners.en_US
dc.description.refereedYesen_US
dc.identifier.citationArchibald, J., & Vanderweide, T. (1997). Second language syllable structure: phonological government and typological universals. Calgary Working Papers in Linguistics, 19(Winter), 23-44.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/28934
dc.identifier.issn2371-2643
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/51410
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.publisher.departmentLinguisticsen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArtsen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.subjectLinguisticsen_US
dc.subjectPhonologyen_US
dc.subjectGrammar, Comparative and general--Syllableen_US
dc.subjectSecond language acquisitionen_US
dc.subjectTypology (Linguistics)en_US
dc.subjectLanguage acquisitionen_US
dc.subjectEnglish languageen_US
dc.titleSecond language syllable structure: phonological government and typological universalsen_US
dc.typejournal article
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