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Read, C. 1991

 
Reference
 

Read, Charles. 1991. "Pre-school children's knowledge of English phonology." In Minami and Kennedy 1991. (Reprint from Read, C. 1971.) Interest level: academic.

Summary
 

Discusses the rule-governed nature of language acquisition. Studies children's invented spellings. Illustrates young children's unconscious knowledge of English phonology, which Read believes is a mental representation of a biological endowment specific to human beings.


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