Blar i forfatter Doktorgradsavhandlinger (HSL-fak) "Andreassen, Helene N."
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Schwa: distribution and acquisition in light of Swiss French data
Andreassen, Helene N. (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2013-06-27)In adult French phonology, schwa is a separate vowel category that either deletes or merges with /œ/ in the output. This thesis revolves around the distribution, categorisation and acquisition of schwa. We test two main hypotheses on the basis of Swiss French adult and child data: one, that schwa does not constitute a separate category in early child language, and two, that the acquisition of schwa ...